Philippine House Committee on Public Accounts

Committee on Public Accounts
20th Congress
History
New session started	To convene on July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)
Leadership
Chairman	Vacant
Minority Leader	Vacant
Website
Committee on Public Accounts

The Philippine House Committee on Public Accounts, or House Public Accounts Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.

Jurisdiction

As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction is on the scrutiny and examination of audit reports on the government agencies' performance to determine their compliance or adherence to the plans and program authorized through the appropriation approved by the Congress.^[1]

Members, 20th Congress

As of June 30, 2025, all committee membership positions are vacant until the House convenes for its first regular session on July 28.

Historical membership rosters

19th Congress

Position	Members		Party	Province/City	District
Chairperson		Stephen Paduano[2]	Abang Lingkod	Party-list

18th Congress

Position	Members[3]		Party	Province/City	District
Chairperson		Jose Singson Jr.	Probinsyano Ako	Party-list
Vice Chairpersons		Arnulf Bryan Fuentebella	NPC	Camarines Sur	4th
		Luis Ferrer IV	NUP	Cavite	6th
		Ron Salo	KABAYAN	Party-list
		Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado	NUP	Bulacan	1st
		Rodante Marcoleta	SAGIP	Party-list
		Eleandro Jesus Madrona	Nacionalista	Romblon	At-large
		Robert Ace Barbers	Nacionalista	Surigao del Norte	2nd
		David "Jay-Jay" Suarez	Nacionalista	Quezon	2nd
Members for the Majority		Elenita Milagros Ermita-Buhain	Nacionalista	Batangas	1st
		Teodorico Haresco Jr.	Nacionalista	Aklan	2nd
		Ansaruddin Abdul Malik Adiong	Nacionalista	Lanao del Sur	1st
		Sol Aragones	Nacionalista	Laguna	3rd
		Divina Grace Yu	PDP–Laban	Zamboanga del Sur	1st
		Emmarie Ouano-Dizon	PDP–Laban	Cebu	6th
		Ma. Angelica Amante-Matba	PDP–Laban	Agusan del Norte	2nd
		Lorna Silverio	NUP	Bulacan	3rd
		Rashidin Matba	PDP–Laban	Tawi-Tawi	Lone
		Gavini Pancho	NUP	Bulacan	2nd
		Pablo C. Ortega	NPC	La Union	1st
		Allan Benedict Reyes	PFP	Quezon City	3rd
		Tyrone Agabas	NPC	Pangasinan	6th
		Presley de Jesus	Philreca	Party-list
		Anthony Peter Crisologo	NUP	Quezon City	1st
		Adriano Ebcas	Ako Padayon	Party-list
		Allan Ty	LPGMA	Party-list
		Enrico Pineda	1PACMAN	Party-list
		Jose Gay Padiernos	GP	Party-list
		Eric Yap	ACT-CIS	Party-list
		Maricel Natividad-Nagaño	PRP	Nueva Ecija	4th
		Alfred delos Santos	Ang Probinsyano	Party-list
		Jorge Antonio Bustos	Patrol	Party-list
		Jake Vincent Villa	NPC	Siquijor	Lone
		Vicente Veloso III	NUP	Leyte	3rd
Members for the Minority		Bayani Fernando	NPC	Marikina	1st
		Arnolfo Teves Jr.	PDP–Laban	Negros Oriental	3rd
		Arlene Brosas	Gabriela	Party-list
		Ferdinand Gaite	Bayan Muna	Party-list
		Lawrence Lemuel Fortun	Nacionalista	Agusan del Norte	1st

Chairperson

• Michael Defensor (ANAKALUSUGAN) September 30, 2019 – December 16, 2020^[4]

See also

• House of Representatives of the Philippines
• List of Philippine House of Representatives committees

References

1. "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. p. 32. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. "Bicol Saro Lawmaker Eyed To Lead House Public Accounts Panel". Politiko. MCD Multimedia Corporation. July 30, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
3. "HOUSE COMMITTEES - PUBLIC ACCOUNTS". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
4. Ramos, Christia Marie (December 17, 2020). "Velasco House now has 32 deputy speakers; Defensor stripped of panel chairmanship". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

External links

• House of Representatives of the Philippines