Philippine Senate Committee on Health and Demography
The Philippine Senate Committee on Health and Demography is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.
Jurisdiction
According to the Rules of the Senate, the committee handles all matters relating to:- Public health in general
- Medical, hospital and quarantine services
- Population issues, concerns, policies and programs affecting individuals and their families, and their effects on national, social and economic conditions
- The Philippine Statistics Authority
- The Department of Health and its attached agencies.
- The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases
Members, 20th Congress
Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Health and Demography has 13 members.Ex officio members:
- Senate President pro tempore Panfilo Lacson
- Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri
- Minority Floor Leader Alan Peter Cayetano