The Philippine Senate Committee on Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs is a
standing committee
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of the
Senate of the Philippines
The Senate of the Philippines (Filipino: ''Senado ng Pilipinas'', also ''Mataas na Kapulungan ng Pilipinas'' or "upper chamber") is the upper house of Congress of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines with the House of Representatives as ...
.
Jurisdiction
According to the Rules of the Senate,
[ ] the committee handles all matters relating to
cultural communities in the Philippines and the
Islamic Religion
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the mai ...
.
Members, 19th Congress
Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities has 9 members.
The
President Pro Tempore
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, the
Majority Floor Leader, and the
Minority Floor Leader are
''ex officio'' members.
Here are the members of the committee in the
19th Congress as of September 30, 2022:
Committee secretary: Bernadine B. Mahinay
See also
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List of Philippine Senate committees
This is a list of Philippine congressional committees (standing committees and special committees) that are currently operating in the Senate of the Philippines, the upper house of the Philippine Congress.
The composition of Senate committees i ...
References
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Cultural
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