Philippine House Committee on Justice

Committee on Justice
Committee on Justice
20th Congress
History
New session started	To convene on July 28, 2025
Leadership
Chairman	Vacant
Minority Leader	Vacant
Website
	Committee on Justice

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

Its chairperson also sits as an ex officio member of the Judicial and Bar Council from January 1 to June 30 of the calendar year.

Jurisdiction

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

Administration of justice
Adult probation
Definition of crimes and other offenses punishable by law and their penalties
Deportation
Immigration
Impeachment proceedings
Judiciary
Legal aid
Naturalization
Penitentiaries and reform schools
Practice of law and integration of the Bar
Registration of land titles

Members, 20th Congress

As of June 30, 2025, all committee membership positions are vacant until the House convenes for its first regular session on July 28.

Historical membership rosters

19th Congress

Position		Party	Province/City	District
Chairperson	Juliet Marie Ferrer	NUP	Negros Occidental	4th
Vice Chairpersons	Migs Nograles	PBA	Party-list
	Loreto Acharon	NPC	General Santos	At-large
	Jonathan Keith Flores	Lakas–CMD	Bukidnon	2nd
	Pablo John Garcia	NUP	Cebu	3rd
	Ruwel Peter S. Gonzaga	PFP	Davao de Oro	2nd
	Virgilio S. Lacson	Manila Teachers	Party-list
	Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro	Lakas–CMD	Batangas	2nd
	Bel Zamora	Lakas–CMD	San Juan	At-large
Members for the Majority	Ferjenel Biron	Nacionalista	Iloilo	4th
	Jude Acidre	Tingog	Party-list
	Romeo Acop	NUP	Antipolo	2nd
	Maria Rachel Arenas	Lakas–CMD	Pangasinan	3rd
	Julienne "Jam" Baronda	Lakas–CMD	Iloilo City	At-large
	Jil Bongalon	Ako Bicol	Party-list
	Arthur "Art" F. Celeste Sr.	Nacionalista	Pangasinan	1st
	Elizaldy Co	Ako Bicol	Party-list
	Jaime Fresnedi	Liberal	Muntinlupa	At-large
	Dante S. Garcia	Lakas–CMD	La Union	2nd
	Olga "Ara" T. Kho	Lakas–CMD	Masbate	2nd
	Roy M. Loyola	NPC	Cavite	5th
	Ramon C. Nolasco Jr.	Lakas–CMD	Cagayan	1st
	Rufus Rodriguez	CDP	Cagayan de Oro	2nd
	Laarni Roque	Nacionalista	Bukidnon	4th
	Ron P. Salo	Kabayan	Party-list
	Shernee Tan-Tambut	Kusug Tausug	Party-list
	Caroline Tanchay	SAGIP	Party-list
	William Irwin C. Tieng	Lakas–CMD	Manila	5th
	Allan U. Ty	LPGMA	Party-list
	Zaldy Villa	Lakas–CMD	Siquijor	At-large
	Eddie Villanueva	CIBAC	Party-list
	Brian Yamsuan	Bicol Saro	Party-list
	Divina Grace Yu	Lakas–CMD	Zamboanga del Sur	1st
Members for the Minority	Stephen Paduano	Abang Lingkod	Party-list
	Arlene Brosas	Gabriela	Party-list
	Sergio Dagooc	APEC	Party-list
	Rodge Gutierrez	1-Rider	Party-list
	Raoul Manuel	Kabataan	Party-list
	Jose Gay Padiernos	GP	Party-list

18th Congress

Position		Party	Province/City	District
Chairperson	Vicente Veloso III	NUP	Leyte	3rd
Vice Chairpersons	Rufus Rodriguez	CDP	Cagayan de Oro	2nd
	Naealla Bainto-Aguinaldo	BAHAY	Party-list
	Jonathan Keith Flores	PDP–Laban	Bukidnon	2nd
	Juan Fidel Felipe F. Nograles	Lakas–CMD	Rizal	4th
	Alfredo Garbin Jr.	Ako Bicol	Party-list
	Ramon Nolasco Jr.	NUP	Cagayan	1st
Members for the Majority	Cyrille Abueg-Zaldivar	PPP	Palawan	2nd
	Ruwel Peter Gonzaga	PDP–Laban	Davao de Oro	2nd
	Paulino Salvador Leachon	PDP–Laban	Oriental Mindoro	1st
	Cheryl Deloso-Montalla	NPC	Zambales	2nd
	Tyrone Agabas	NPC	Pangasinan	6th
	Peter John Calderon	NPC	Cebu	7th
	Dahlia Loyola	NPC	Cavite	5th
	Manny Lopez	PDP–Laban	Manila	1st
	Corazon Nuñez-Malanyaon	Nacionalista	Davao Oriental	1st
	Josephine Ramirez-Sato	Liberal	Occidental Mindoro	At-large
	Aleta Suarez	Lakas	Quezon	3rd
	Hector Sanchez	Lakas	Catanduanes	At-large
	Edcel Lagman	Liberal	Albay	1st
	Eric Yap	ACT-CIS	Party-list
Members for the Minority	Lawrence Lemuel Fortun	Nacionalista	Agusan del Norte	1st
	Argel Joseph Cabatbat	Magsasaka	Party-list
	Stella Quimbo	Liberal	Marikina	2nd
	Arnolfo Teves Jr.	PDP–Laban	Negros Oriental	3rd
	Arlene Brosas	Gabriela	Party-list

References

^ "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. pp. 29–30. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ De Leon, Dwight (September 4, 2024). "House promotes Joel Chua, VP Sara critic, to lead panel probing misuse of funds". Rappler. Manila, Philippines: Rappler Inc. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
^ "HOUSE COMMITTEES - JUSTICE". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 18, 2020.

External links

House of Representatives of the Philippines

[1] "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. pp. 29–30. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] De Leon, Dwight (September 4, 2024). "House promotes Joel Chua, VP Sara critic, to lead panel probing misuse of funds". Rappler. Manila, Philippines: Rappler Inc. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

[3] "HOUSE COMMITTEES - JUSTICE". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 18, 2020.

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