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Philippine Senate Committee on Cooperatives

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Committee on Cooperatives
18th Congress
Seal of the Senate of the Philippines
History
New session started
July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman
Migz Zubiri (PDP–Laban)
since 2019
Minority Leader
Structure
Seats9 members
Political groups
Majority (7)
  •   PDP–Laban (3)
  •   NPC (2)
  •   Independent (1)
  •   Nacionalista (1)

Minority (2)

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

Jurisdiction

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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

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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 Migz Zubiri1 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020. Public Domain 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.