The Defeat COVID-19 Ad Hoc Committee is an ad hoc committee of the Philippine House of Representatives. The committee is dedicated to addressing matters directly and principally related to the government's appropriate response to the novel coronavirus. Its focus extends to mitigating the virus's impact on the economy and the general public, with particular attention to the labor force.

Background The ad hoc committee was first proposed on March 16, 2020 by Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano serving as an advisory and coordinating committee which will harmonize and streamline the government efforts in response to the pandemic.

On March 24, 2020, its creation was formally proposed by Cayetano during the approval on the third and final reading of House Bill No. 6616 which would later become the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act (Republic Act No. 11469). Majority Floor Leader Ferdinand Martin Romualdez then moved to select Cayetano as the committee chairperson of which the latter accepted. Cayetano likewise appointed Romualdez as a committee co-chairperson.

Jurisdiction The committee's jurisdiction is on the appropriate government response on the COVID-19 pandemic and how to curb its effects on the economy and the general public especially the labor force.

Members and sub-committees

Position Members Party Province/City District Chairperson Alan Peter Cayetano Nacionalista Taguig–Pateros 1st Co-Chairperson Ferdinand Martin Romualdez Lakas Leyte 1stNew Normal Sub-Committee Co-Chairperson Loren Legarda NPC Antique LoneHealth and COVID-19 Response Sub-Committee Co-Chairpersons Angelina Tan NPC Quezon 4th Janette Garin Nacionalista Iloilo 1stSocial Amelioration Sub-Committee Co-Chairpersons Luis Raymund Villafuerte Jr. Nacionalista Camarines Sur 2nd Lucy Torres-Gomez PDP–Laban Leyte 4thEconomic Stimulus Response Package Sub-Committee Co-Chairpersons Joey Salceda PDP–Laban Albay 2nd Sharon Garin AAMBIS-OWA Party-list Stella Luz Quimbo Liberal Marikina 2ndPeace and Order Sub-Committee Co-Chairpersons Raul Tupas Nacionalista Iloilo 5th Narciso Bravo Jr. NUP Masbate 1st

New Normal Sub-Committee The New Normal Sub-Committee is composed of the following existing House committees:

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Disaster Management Higher and Technical Education Trade and Industry Transportation Basic Education and Culture Labor and Employment Government Reorganization Public Information Local Government Civil Service and Professional Regulation Good Government and Public Accountability Revision of Laws Information and Communications Technology Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy Foreign Affairs Appropriations

Health and COVID-19 Response Sub-Committee The Health and COVID-19 Response Sub-Committee is composed of the following existing House committees:

Health Science and Technology

Social Amelioration Sub-Committee The Social Amelioration Sub-Committee is composed of the following existing House committees:

Agrarian Reform Agriculture and Food Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources Cooperatives Development Natural Resources Rural Development Veterans Affairs and Welfare Overseas Workers Affairs Poverty Alleviation Social Services Welfare of Children Women and Gender Equality Youth and Sports Development People Participation Food Security Land Use Persons with Disabilities Senior Citizens

Economic Stimulus Response Package Sub-Committee The Economic Stimulus Response Package Sub-Committee is composed of the following existing House committees:

Economic Affairs Public Works and Highways Government Enterprises and Privatization Sustainable Development Goals Metro Manila Development Games and Amusements Ways and Means Climate Change Visayas Development Tourism Energy Banks and Financial Intermediaries Flagship Programs and Projects Globalization and WTO Southern Tagalog Development Bicol Recovery and Economic Development North Luzon Growth Quadrangle Bases Conversion Reforestation East ASEAN Growth Area

Peace and Order Sub-Committee The Peace and Order Sub-Committee is composed of the following existing House committees:

Accounts National Defense and Security Public Order and Safety Ecology Housing and Urban Development Population and Family Relations Constitutional Amendments Ethics and Privileges Justice Legislative Franchises Public Accounts Suffrage and Electoral Reforms Dangerous Drugs Human Rights Mindanao Affairs Muslim Affairs Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Strategic Intelligence West Philippine Sea

Approved bills The following bills have been referred to the committee and already approved by the House of Representatives on the third and final reading:

House Bill Short title Long title Date approved House Bill No. 6815 Accelerated Recovery and Investments Stimulus for the Economy of the Philippines (ARISE) Act An Act establishing an economic stimulus strategy for the country's growth and development in the aftermath of COVID-19, providing funds therefor June 4, 2020 House Bill No. 6816 Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer (FIST) Act An Act ensuring Philippine financial industry resiliency against the COVID-19 pandemic June 2, 2020 House Bill No. 6817 COVID-19-Related Anti-Discrimination Act An Act prohibiting the discrimination against person who are declared confirmed, suspect, probable, and recovered cases of COVID-19, repatriated Filipinos, healthcare workers, responders, and service workers and providing penalties for violation thereof June 2, 2020 House Bill No. 6864 Better Normal for the Workplace, Communities and Public Spaces Act An Act establishing policies, regulations, and public health safeguards for the better normal in the workplace, public places and communities toward a sustainable recovery from COVID-19 pandemic August 10, 2020 House Bill No. 6865 Crushing COVID-19 Act An Act mandating the conduct of baseline polymerase chain reaction COVID-19 testing for the vulnerable members of the society to stop the transmission of the disease June 4, 2020 House Bill No. 6920 COVID-19 Unemployment Reduction Economic Stimulus (CURES) Act An Act establishing a COVID-19 unemployment reduction economic stimulus (CURES) fund, instituting mechanisms for the implementation thereof and appropriating funds therefor June 5, 2020

See also House of Representatives of the Philippines List of Philippine House of Representatives committees COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines Bayanihan to Heal as One Act Bayanihan to Recover as One Act

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External links House of Representatives of the Philippines