Philippine House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Standing committee of the House of Representatives of the Philippines

Committee on Foreign Affairs

18th Congress
History

New session started

| July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership

Chairman

Dulce Ann Hofer (PDP–Laban)
since 2019

Minority Leader

Arlene Brosas (GABRIELA)
since 2019

Structure
Seats| 46 members

Political groups

| Majority (42)

* PDP–Laban (9)
* Party-lists (9)
* NUP (8)
* NPC (6)
* Nacionalista (5)
* Bukidnon Paglaum (1)
* CDP (1)
* Lakas (1)
* Liberal (1)
* PPP (1)

Minority (4)

* Party-lists (3)
* PDP–Laban (1)

Website
Committee on Foreign Affairs

The Philippine House Committee on Foreign Affairs, or House Foreign Affairs Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.

## Jurisdiction

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As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction includes the following:[1]

* Diplomatic and consular services
* Other international organizations and agencies
* Relations of the Philippines with other countries
* United Nations and its agencies

## Members, 18th Congress

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Position  | Members[2] | Party  | Province/City  | District

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Chairperson  |  | Dulce Ann Hofer | PDP–Laban | Zamboanga Sibugay | 2nd
Vice
Chairpersons  |  | Ma. Laarni Cayetano | Nacionalista | Taguig | 2nd
| Manuel Sagarbarria  | NPC | Negros Oriental | 2nd
| Domingo Rivera  | CIBAC | Party-list
| Samantha Louise Vargas-Alfonso  | NUP | Cagayan | 2nd
| Cyrille Abueg-Zaldivar  | PPP | Palawan | 2nd
| Ronnie Ong  | ANG PROBINSYANO | Party-list
Members
for the
Majority  |  | Ed Christopher Go  | Nacionalista | Isabela | 2nd
| Vincent Franco Frasco  | Lakas | Cebu | 5th
| Julienne Baronda  | NUP | Iloilo City | Lone
| Juliet Marie Ferrer  | NUP | Negros Occidental | 4th
| Marisol Panotes  | PDP–Laban | Camarines Norte | 2nd
| Ciriaco Gato Jr.  | NPC | Batanes | Lone
| Erico Aristotle Aumentado | NPC | Bohol | 2nd
| Ian Paul Dy  | NPC | Isabela | 3rd
| Abdullah Dimaporo  | NPC | Lanao del Norte | 2nd
| Weslie Gatchalian  | NPC | Valenzuela | 1st
| Cesar Jimenez Jr.  | PDP–Laban | Zamboanga City | 1st
| Lucy Torres-Gomez | PDP–Laban | Leyte | 4th
| Estrellita Suansing  | PDP–Laban | Nueva Ecija | 1st
| Kristine Alexie Besas-Tutor  | Nacionalista | Bohol | 3rd
| Camille Villar | Nacionalista | Las Piñas | Lone
| Sol Aragones | Nacionalista | Laguna | 3rd
| Rosanna Vergara  | PDP–Laban | Nueva Ecija | 3rd
| Antonio Albano  | NUP | Isabela | 1st
| Jocelyn Tulfo  | ACT-CIS | Party-list
| Lorna Silverio | NUP | Bulacan | 3rd
| Florida Robes  | NUP | San Jose del Monte | Lone
| Enrico Pineda  | 1PACMAN | Party-list
| Rufus Rodriguez | CDP | Cagayan de Oro | 2nd
| Alberto Pacquiao | OFWFC  | Party-list
| Elizalde Co  | AKO BICOL | Party-list
| Juliette Uy  | NUP | Misamis Oriental | 2nd
| Micaela Violago  | NUP | Nueva Ecija | 2nd
| Ma. Lourdes Acosta-Alba  | Bukidnon Paglaum | Bukidnon | 1st
| Glona Labadlabad | PDP–Laban | Zamboanga del Norte | 2nd
| Emmarie Ouano-Dizon | PDP–Laban | Cebu | 6th
| Ma. Lucille Nava  | PDP–Laban | Guimaras | Lone
| Cheryl Deloso-Montalla  | Liberal | Zambales | 2nd
| Eric Yap | ACT-CIS | Party-list
| Shernee Tan  | Kusug Tausug  | Party-list
| Ducielle Marie Cardema  | Duterte Youth  | Party-list
Members
for the
Minority  |  | Arlene Brosas | GABRIELA | Party-list
| Arnolfo Teves Jr.  | PDP–Laban | Negros Oriental | 3rd
| Sergio Dagooc  | APEC | Party-list
| Argel Joseph Cabatbat  | MAGSASAKA  | Party-list

## Historical members

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### 18th Congress

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#### Vice Chairperson

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* Francisco Datol Jr.[a] (SENIOR CITIZENS)

## See also

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* House of Representatives of the Philippines
* List of Philippine House of Representatives committees
* Department of Foreign Affairs
* Foreign relations of the Philippines

## Notes

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1. ^ Died on August 10, 2020.

## References

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1. ^ "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. p. 27. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. ^ "HOUSE COMMITTEES - FOREIGN AFFAIRS". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 22, 2020.

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