Philippine House Committee on Justice

The Philippine House Committee on Justice, or House Justice Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.

Committee on Justice
18th Congress
Seal of the House of Representatives
History
New session started
July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman
Vicente Veloso III (NUP)
since 2019
Minority Leader
Structure
Seats26 members
Political groups
Majority (21)
  •   NPC (4)
  •   Lakas (3)
  •   Liberal (3)
  •   PDP–Laban (3)
  •   Party-lists (3)
  •   NUP (2)
  •   CDP (1)
  •   Nacionalista (1)
  •   PPP (1)

Minority (5)

Website
Committee on Justice

Its chairperson also sits as an ex officio member of the Judicial and Bar Council from January 1 to June 30 of the calendar year.

Jurisdiction

As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction includes the following:[1]

  • Administration of justice
  • Adult probation
  • Definition of crimes and other offenses punishable by law and their penalties
  • Deportation
  • Immigration
  • Impeachment proceedings
  • Judiciary
  • Legal aid
  • Naturalization
  • Penitentiaries and reform schools
  • Practice of law and integration of the Bar
  • Registration of land titles

Members, 18th Congress
Position Members[2] Party Province/City District
Chairperson Vicente Veloso III NUP Leyte 3rd
Vice
Chairpersons		 Rufus Rodriguez CDP Cagayan de Oro 2nd
Naealla Bainto-Aguinaldo BAHAY Party-list
Jonathan Keith Flores PDP–Laban Bukidnon 2nd
Juan Fidel Felipe Nograles Lakas Rizal 2nd
Alfredo Garbin Jr. AKO BICOL Party-list
Ramon Nolasco Jr. NUP Cagayan 1st
Members
for the
Majority		 Cyrille Abueg-Zaldivar PPP Palawan 2nd
Ruwel Peter Gonzaga PDP–Laban Davao de Oro 2nd
Paulino Salvador Leachon PDP–Laban Oriental Mindoro 1st
Cheryl Deloso-Montalla Liberal Zambales 2nd
Tyrone Agabas NPC Pangasinan 6th
Peter John Calderon NPC Cebu 7th
Dahlia Loyola NPC Cavite 5th
Manuel Luis Lopez NPC Manila 1st
Corazon Nuñez-Malanyaon Nacionalista Davao Oriental 1st
Josephine Ramirez-Sato Liberal Occidental Mindoro Lone
Aleta Suarez Lakas Quezon 3rd
Hector Sanchez Lakas Catanduanes Lone
Edcel Lagman Liberal Albay 1st
Eric Yap ACT-CIS Party-list
Members
for the
Minority		 Lawrence Lemuel Fortun Nacionalista Agusan del Norte 1st
Argel Joseph Cabatbat MAGSASAKA Party-list
Stella Luz Quimbo Liberal Marikina 2nd
Arnolfo Teves Jr. PDP–Laban Negros Oriental 3rd
Arlene Brosas GABRIELA Party-list

See also

References
  1. "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. pp. 29–30. Retrieved August 2, 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "HOUSE COMMITTEES - JUSTICE". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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