Philippine Senate Committee on Cooperatives

The Philippine Senate Committee on Cooperatives is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Committee on Cooperatives
18th Congress
History
New session started	July 22, 2019
Leadership
Chairman	Juan Miguel Zubiri (PDP–Laban) since 2019
Minority Leader	Francis Pangilinan (Liberal) since 2019
Structure
Seats	9 members
Political groups	Majority (7)   PDP–Laban (3)   NPC (2)   Independent (1)   Nacionalista (1) Minority (2)   Akbayan (1)   Liberal (1)

Jurisdiction

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

• Cooperatives, both urban- and rural-based, including but not limited to farm credit and farm security, cooperative movements, and marketing and consumers' organizations
• Implementation of Republic Act No. 9520 or the Cooperative Code of the Philippines

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Cooperatives 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	Juan Miguel Zubiri^1		PDP–Laban
Vice Chairperson	Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan
Members for the Majority	Win Gatchalian		NPC
	Cynthia Villar		Nacionalista
	Bong Go		PDP–Laban
	Francis Tolentino		PDP–Laban
	Lito Lapid		NPC
	Richard Gordon		Independent
Member for the Minority	Francis Pangilinan		Liberal

¹ Zubiri is the Majority Floor Leader.

Committee secretary: Jingle Concon-Allam

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.