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MANILA, Philippines – The Senate coup on Monday, May 11, that installed Alan Peter Cayetano as Senate president and ousted Tito Sotto triggered a revamp of committee leaderships in the chamber.
A week later, on Monday, May 18, Cayetano’s allies have so far secured key committee chairmanships, although several posts remain vacant.
Here’s the running list of new committee chairpersons under Cayetano’s leadership:
(This story will be updated as more committee chairpersons are elected.)
Editor’s Note: We earlier reported that the vice chairpersons of some committees have been named. This has been corrected.
Committee on Public Order
Chairperson: Bato dela Rosa
Committee on Culture and Arts
Chairperson: Loren Legarda
Committee Ways and Means
Chairperson: Pia Cayetano
Committee on Health and Demography
Chairperson: Bong Go
Committee on Higher Technical Education
Chairperson: Joel Villanueva
Committee on National Defense and Security
Chairperson: Jinggoy Estrada
Committee on Sports
Chairperson: Bong Go
Committee on Sustainable Development Goals, Innovation and Futures Thinking
Chairperson: Pia Cayetano
Committee on Basic Education
Chairperson: Loren Legarda
Committee on Public Services
Chairperson: Rodante Marcoleta
Committee on Public Information and Mass Media
Chairperson: Robin Padilla
Committee on Cultural Community and Muslim Affairs
Chairperson: Robin Padilla
Committee on Games and Amusement
Chairperson: Jinggoy Estrada
Committee on Energy
Chairperson: Pia Cayetano
Committee on Finance
Chairperson: Mark Villar
Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations (Blue Ribbon Committee)
Chairperson: Pia Cayetano
– Rappler.com
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