PASAY CITY — The Senate officially selected its duly elected Senate President during a special session on June 17, 2026. This time, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is a fully-fledged Senate President.
Following the election of Senate President Gatchalian, the institution has also designated a new lineup of chairpersons for its various committees.
The list of new committee chairmanships is as follows:
Erwin Tulfo
- Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations (Blue Ribbon)
- Vice Chairperson: Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, Sen. Ping Lacson
- Committee on Justice
- Committee on Energy
Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito
- Committee on Finance
- Committee on Local Government
Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan
- Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform
- Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes
- Committee on Justice and Human Rights
Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri
- Committee on Rules
- Committee on Foreign Relations
Bam Aquino
- Committee on Trade
- Committee on Basic Education
Vicente "Tito" Sotto
- Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation
- Committee on Ethics and Privileges
Risa Hontiveros
- Committee on Health and Demography
- Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality
Joel Villanueva
- Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education
- Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resources Development
Panfilo "Ping" Lacson
- Committee on Ways and Means
Lito Lapid
- Committee on Games and Amusement
- Vice Chairperson: Sen. Erwin Tulfo
Raffy Tulfo
- Committee on Public Services
- Committee on Migrant Workers
Meanwhile, Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri was designated Majority Leader, while Senator Joel Villanueva was named as Deputy Majority Leader.























