Philippine Senate Committee on Games and Amusement

Committee on Games and Amusement
18th Congress
Seal of the Senate of the Philippines
History
New session started
July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman
Lito Lapid (NPC)
since 2019
Minority Leader
Leila de Lima (Liberal)
since 2019
Structure
Seats9 members
Political groups
Majority (7)
  •   PDP–Laban (3)
  •   Independent (1)
  •   Lakas (1)
  •   Nacionalista (1)
  •   NPC (1)

Minority (2)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Games and Amusement is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

This committee, along with the Committee on Sports, was formed after the Committee on Games, Amusement and Sports was split into two on August 1, 2016, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 3 of the 17th Congress.[1]

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,[2] the committee handles all matters relating to games and amusement, such as, but not limited to, casinos, lotteries, jai-alai and horse-racing.

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Games and Amusement 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:[3]

Position Member Party
Chairperson Lito Lapid NPC
Vice Chairperson none
Members
for the
Majority 		Panfilo Lacson Independent
Bong Go PDP–Laban
Manny Pacquiao PDP–Laban
Bong Revilla Lakas
Francis Tolentino PDP–Laban
Imee Marcos Nacionalista
Members
for the
Minority 		Leila de Lima Liberal
Francis Pangilinan Liberal

Committee secretary: Felipe T. Yadao, Jr

See also

References

  1. ^ "Senate Resolution No. 3 (17th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. August 1, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Senate Permanent Committees - 18th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.