Philippine Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture

Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture
Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture
18th Congress
History
New session started	July 22, 2019
Leadership
Chairman	Win Gatchalian (NPC) ; since 2019
Minority Leader	Leila de Lima (Liberal) ; since 2019
Structure
Seats	15 members
Political groups	Majority (12) Independents (3); Nacionalista (2); NPC (2); PDP–Laban (2); CIBAC (1); Lakas (1); UNA (1); Minority (3) Liberal (2); Akbayan (1);

The Philippine Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

This committee, along with the Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education, was formed after the Committee on Education, Arts and Culture was split into two on July 31, 2019, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 6 of the 18th Congress.^[1]

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,^[2] the committee handles all matters relating to:

Early childhood care and education, pre-school, kindergarten, primary and secondary education
Science high schools except the Philippine Science High School System
Teachers' and students' welfare, teacher education and competency
Non-formal, informal, indigenous learning systems, special education and community adult education
Inclusive education, scholarships, grants, subsidies and incentives to deserving students
The national language
The Department of Education
Establishment and maintenance of libraries, museums, shrines, monuments, and other historical sites and edifices
Training programs and cultural and artistic programs of international institutions and organizations operating in the Philippines, such as the UNESCO
Preservation, enrichment and evolution of Filipino arts and culture

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture has 15 members.

Here are the members of the committee in the 18th Congress as of September 24, 2020:^[3]

Committee secretary: Joey M. Tunac

^ "Senate Resolution No. 6 (18th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 31, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 26, 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 26, 2020.