Philippine Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation

The Philippine Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

This committee was formed after the Committee on National Defense and Security and the Committee on Peace, Unification and Reconciliation were merged on September 3, 2019, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 9 of the 18th Congress.

Jurisdiction According to the Rules of the Senate, the committee handles all matters relating to:

National defense and external and internal threats to national security Peace, internal armed conflict resolution, political negotiation, cessation of hostilities, amnesty, rebel returnees, integration and development, national unification and reconciliation The Department of National Defense Armed Forces of the Philippines The Philippine Coast Guard The National Security Council The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Military Affairs Pension plans and fringe benefits of war veterans and military retirees Citizens army selective service Forts Arsenals Military camps and reservations Coast, geodetic and meteorological surveys Civil defense Military research and development

Members, 20th Congress Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation has 20 members.

Position Member Party Chairperson Loren Legarda ViceChairpersons Ronald dela Rosa Jinggoy Estrada Bong Go Panfilo Lacson Deputy MajorityLeaders JV Ejercito Risa Hontiveros Membersfor theMajority Bam Aquino Pia Cayetano Win Gatchalian Lito Lapid Kiko Pangilinan Erwin Tulfo Raffy Tulfo Camille Villar Mark Villar Deputy MinorityLeaders Rodante Marcoleta Joel Villanueva Membersfor theMinority Francis Escudero Imee Marcos Robin Padilla Ex officio members: Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri Minority Floor Leader Alan Peter Cayetano Committee secretary: Norliza R. Villanueva

Historical membership rosters 19th Congress Position Member Party Chairperson Jinggoy Estrada ViceChairpersons Ronald dela Rosa Bong Go Robin Padilla Bong Revilla Membersfor theMajority JV Ejercito Mark Villar Nancy Binay Alan Peter Cayetano Pia Cayetano Win Gatchalian Lito Lapid Loren Legarda Imee Marcos Grace Poe Raffy Tulfo Joel Villanueva Cynthia Villar Juan Miguel Zubiri Memberfor theMinority Risa Hontiveros

Committee secretary: Norliza Villanueva 18th Congress PositionMemberPartyChairpersonPanfilo Lacson ViceChairpersonsFrancis Tolentino Grace Poe Ronald dela Rosa Bong Go Richard Gordon Manny Pacquiao Membersfor theMajorityLito Lapid Joel Villanueva Imee Marcos Nancy Binay Sonny Angara Bong Revilla Win Gatchalian Cynthia Villar Koko Pimentel Membersfor theMinorityFrancis Pangilinan Risa Hontiveros Leila de Lima Committee secretary: Charlyne Claire Fuentes-Olay

See also

List of Philippine Senate committees

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