Philippine Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship
Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship | |
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| 20th Congress | |
| History | |
New session started | July 28, 2025 |
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Chair | |
The Philippine Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship 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:
- 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, 20th Congress
Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship has 9 members.
| Position | Member | Party | |
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| Chairperson | Rodante Marcoleta | Independent | |
| Vice Chairpersons |
Vacant | ||
| Members for the Majority | |||
| Members for the Minority | |||
Ex officio members:
- Senate President pro tempore Jinggoy Estrada
- Majority Floor Leader Joel Villanueva
- Minority Floor Leader Tito Sotto
Committee secretary: Vacant
Historical membership rosters
18th Congress
| Position | Member[2] | 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
References
- ^ "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.