Philippine Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights

Committee on Justice
and Human Rights
Committee on Justice; and Human Rights
	Senate of the Philippines; 20th Congress
History
New session started	July 28, 2025
Leadership
Chair	Kiko Pangilinan, ; (Liberal) ; since September 10, 2025

The Philippine Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,^[1] the committee handles all matters relating to:

The organization and administration of justice, civil courts, penitentiaries and reformatory schools
Probation
Impeachment proceedings against constitutional officers and other officers legally removable by impeachment
Registration of land titles
Immigration and naturalization
The implementation of the provisions of the Constitution on human rights
The Department of Justice
The Bureau of Corrections
The National Bureau of Investigation
The Commission on Human Rights
The Land Registration Authority
The Bureau of Immigration
All matters pertaining to the efficiency and reforms in the prosecution service

Members, 20th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Justice has 9 members.

The committee chairperson also sits at the Judicial and Bar Council as an ex officio member from July 1 to December 31 of each calendar year, as part of an arrangement with the House of Representatives Committee on Justice.

Position	Member^[2]
Chairperson	Kiko Pangilinan	Liberal
Vice Chairpersons	Vacant
Members for the Majority
Members for the Minority

Ex officio members:

Committee secretary: Vacant

Historical membership rosters

19th Congress

Position	Member^[3]
Chairperson	Koko Pimentel	Nacionalista
Vice Chairperson	Raffy Tulfo	Independent
Members for the Majority
	Ronald dela Rosa	PDP
	Robin Padilla	PDP
	JV Ejercito	NPC
	Mark Villar	Nacionalista
	Bong Go	PDP
	Loren Legarda	NPC
Members for the Minority	Risa Hontiveros	Akbayan

Committee secretary: Atty. Andrè B. Mortel

References

^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Senate Permanent Committees - 20th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
^ "Senate Permanent Committees - 19th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved January 29, 2025.

[1] "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] "Senate Permanent Committees - 20th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 20 August 2025.

[3] "Senate Permanent Committees - 19th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved January 29, 2025.

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Committee on Justice and Human Rights
Senate of the Philippines 20th Congress
History
New session started	July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)
Leadership
Chair	Kiko Pangilinan, (Liberal) since September 10, 2025 (2025-09-10)