Committees
1. BANKS AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
· JURISDICTION : All matters directly and principally relating to banking and currency, government-owned or controlled banks and financial institutions, non-government banks and financial institutions, insurance, securities and securities exchange.
2. ENERGY
· JURISDICTION : All matters directly and principally relating to the exploration, development, utilization or conservation of energy resources, and entities involved in energy or power generation, transmission, distribution and supply.
3. HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
· JURISDICTION : All matters directly and principally relating to shelter delivery including services and agencies instrumentalities of government related thereto, and the management of urbanization issues and concerns such as, among others, urban planning and development, urban land reform and welfare of the urban poor in the overall context of enhancing housing and shelter services delivery.
4. PEOPLE'S PARTICIPATION
· JURISDICTION : All matters directly and principally relating to the role, rights and responsibilities of people's organizations, non-government and civic organizations, and other similar groups, and the establishment of mechanism for consultation with and participation of the people in governance and legislation including the establishment and maintenance of a databank on all such organization.
5. POVERTY ALLEVIATION
· JURISDICTION : All matters directly and principally relating to policies and programs to address the poverty situation in the country and other actions to alleviate the plight of the poor and promote their right to equal access to opportunities for a better quality of life.
6. PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY
· JURISDICTION : All matters directly and principally relating to the suppression of criminality including those on illegal gambling, private armies, terrorism, organized crime and illegal drugs; regulation of firearms, firecrackers and pyrotechnics; civil defense; private security agencies and the Philippine National Police.
7. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
· JURISDICTION : All matters directly and principally relating to domestic and foreign trade, intellectual property rights, patents, trade names and trade marks, standards, weights and measures, designs, quality control, consumer protection, prices and marketing of commodities, handicrafts and cottage industries, and the development, regulation and diversification of industry and investments.
8. VETERANS AFFAIRS AND WELFARE
· JURISDICTION : All matters directly and principally relating to the welfare of war veterans, veterans of military campaigns, military retirees, their surviving spouses and other beneficiaries.
9. YOUTH AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
· JURISDICTION : All matters directly and principally relating to youth development including the development of their leadership potentials and the promotion of their moral, physical, intellectual and social well-being; and sports development .