Philippine Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies

The Philippine Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies
18th Congress
History
New session started	July 22, 2019
Leadership
Chairman	Grace Poe (Independent) since 2019
Minority Leader	Risa Hontiveros (Akbayan) since 2019
Structure
Seats	9 members
Political groups	Majority (7)   Independents (2)   NPC (2)   LDP (1)   PDP–Laban (1)   UNA (1) Minority (2)   Akbayan (1)   Liberal (1)

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,[1] the committee handles all matters relating to:

• Banks
• Financial institutions
• Government and private currencies
• Capital markets
• Mutual funds
• Securitization
• Coinage
• Circulation of money

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies has 9 members.

The President Pro Tempore, the Majority Floor Leader, and the Minority Floor Leader are ex officio members.

Here are the members of the committee in the 18th Congress as of September 24, 2020:[2]

Position	Member	Party
Chairperson	Grace Poe		Independent
Vice Chairpersons	Sonny Angara		LDP
	Win Gatchalian		NPC
Members for the Majority	Panfilo Lacson		Independent
	Bong Go		PDP–Laban
	Nancy Binay		UNA
	Lito Lapid		NPC
Members for the Minority	Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan
	Francis Pangilinan		Liberal

Committee secretary: Harold Ian V. Bartolome

See also

• List of Philippine Senate committees

References

1. "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. "Senate Permanent Committees - 18th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.