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
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. p. 29-30. Retrieved August 2, 2020. 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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