Philippine Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights

Committee on Justice and Human Rights
19th Congress
History
New session started	July 25, 2022 (2022-07-25)
Leadership
Chairman	Koko Pimentel (NP) since 2024
Structure
Seats	10 members
Political groups	Majority (8)   PDP (3)   NPC (2)   Nacionalista (1)   Independent (1)   PFP (1) Minority (1)   Akbayan (1)   Nacionalista (1)

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

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

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

The President Pro Tempore, the Majority Floor Leader, and the Minority Floor Leader are ex officio 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.

Here are the members of the committee in the 19th Congress as of December 10, 2023:^[2]

Committee secretary: Atty. Andrè B. Mortel

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