The Philippine Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.
Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship | |
|---|---|
| 18th Congress | |
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| History | |
New session started | July 22, 2019 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 9 members |
Political groups | Majority (7)
Minority (2)
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Jurisdiction edit
According to the Rules of the Senate,[1] the committee handles all matters relating to:
- Domestic and foreign trade and private corporations
- Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)
- Social enterprises
- Promotion of entrepreneurship and the regulation of entrepreneurial practice
- Patents, copyrights, trade names and trademarks
- Standards, weights, measures and designs
- Quality control, control and stabilization of prices of commodities
- Consumer protection
- Handicrafts and cottage industries
- Marketing of commodities
- The Department of Trade and Industry
- The Optical Media Board
- The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines
- The Securities and Exchange Commission
- The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Investment and Economic Affairs
Members, 18th Congress edit
Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship 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 | Koko Pimentel | PDP–Laban | |
| Vice Chairpersons |
Win Gatchalian | NPC | |
| Grace Poe | Independent | ||
| Members for the Majority |
Richard Gordon | Independent | |
| Cynthia Villar | Nacionalista | ||
| Sonny Angara | LDP | ||
| Nancy Binay | UNA | ||
| Members for the Minority |
Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | |
| Leila de Lima | Liberal | ||
Committee secretary: Jingle Concon-Allam
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Senate Permanent Committees - 18th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
