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<p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATED</strong>) — More committee chairmanships at the House of Representatives were announced with House impeachment prosecutor and Batangas 2nd District Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro being elected chair of the Committee on Justice on Wednesday, July 30.</p><p>Luistro joins Manila 3rd District Rep. Joel Chua and Bukidnon 2nd District Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores as committee chairpersons who are also impeachment prosecutors. </p><p>The justice panel addresses all matters relating to “the administration of justice, the Judiciary, the practice of law and integration of the Bar, legal aid, penitentiaries and reform.”</p><p>Cebu 2nd District Rep. Eduardo Rama was also elected a deputy majority leader.</p><p>Reps. Antonino Roman III, Ricardo Cruz Jr., and Walfredo Dimaguila Jr. are elected assistant majority leaders.</p><p>Assistant majority leaders are tasked with helping the majority leader traffick legislative measures and steer plenary deliberations. </p><p>Meanwhile, Cavite 1st District Rep. Ramon Jolo Revilla III was elected chairperson of the Committee on Labor on Employment.</p><p>In a statement, Revilla vowed to work on laws for fair wages.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/28/romualdez-remains-house-speaker-for-20th-congress-1235"><strong>Romualdez remains House Speaker for 20th Congress </strong></a></div><p>Tingog party-list Rep. Jude Acidre has also been tapped to lead the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education.</p><p>Acidre said they will keep on pushing for policies to “expand access, improve quality, and ensure relevance” to help Filipino learners. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>OTHER CHAIRS ELECTED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 30</strong></div><ul><li>Agriculture and Food - Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (Quezon 1st District)</li><li>Aquaculture and Fisheries resources - Rep. Tsuyoshi Anthony Horibata (Camarines Sur 1st District)</li><li>Banks and Financial Intermediaries - Rep. Irwin Tieng (Manila 5th District)</li><li>Basic Education and Culture - Rep. Roman Romulo (Pasig City)</li><li>Civil Service and Professional Regulation - Rep. Laarni Roque (Bukidnon 4th District)</li><li>Climate Change - Rep. Aniela Bianca Tolentino (Cavite 8th District)</li><li>Constitutional Amendments - Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Cagayan de Oro 2nd District)</li><li>Cooperatives Development - Rep. Felimon Espares (Coop-NATCCO PL)</li><li>Economic Affairs - Rep. Antonio Legarda Jr. (Antique)</li><li>Energy - Rep. Jose Alvarez (Palawan 2nd District)</li><li>Foreign Affairs - Rep. Ma. Rachel Arenas (Pangasinan 3rd District)</li><li>Games and Amusements - Rep. Antonio Ferrer (Cavite 6th District)</li><li>Housing and Urban Development - Rep. Victoria Co-Pilar (Quezon City 6th District)</li><li>Information and Communications Technology - Rep. Miguel Luis Villafuerte (Camarines Sur 5th District)</li><li>Inter-parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy - Rep. Ma. Georgina De Venecia (Pangasinan 5th District)</li><li>Legislative Franchises - Rep. Jeffrey Ferrer (Bacolod City)</li><li>Metro Manila Development - Rep. Dean Asistio (Caloocan City 3rd District)</li><li>Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Development - Rep. Leody Tarriela (Occidental Mindoro)</li><li> National Defense and Security - Rep. Oscar Malapitan (Caloocan 2nd District)</li><li>Natural Resources - Rep. Alfredo Marañon III (Negros Occidental 2nd District)</li><li>North Luzon Growth Quadrangle - Rep. Angelo Marcos Barba (Ilocos Norte 2nd District)</li><li>Public Works and Highways - Rep. Romeo Momo Sr. (Surigao del Sur 1st District)</li><li>Revision of Laws - Rep. Emigdio Tanjuatco III (Rizal 2nd District)</li><li>Rural Development - Rep. Wilton Kho (Masbate 3rd District)</li><li>Science and Technology - Rep. Julio Ledesma (Negros Occidental 1st District)</li><li>Tourism - Rep. Eleandro Madrona (Romblon)</li><li>Trade and Industry - Rep. Maximo Dalog Jr. (Mountain Province)</li><li>Transportation - Rep. Franz Pumaren (Quezon City 3rd District)</li><li>Youth and Sports Development - Rep. Faustino Michael Carlos Dy III (Isabela 3rd District)</li><li>Special Committee on Creative Industries - Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez (Negros Occidental 3rd District)</li></ul><div> </div><div><strong>NEW MAJORITY LEADERS NAMED</strong></div><p>Cebu 2nd District Rep. Eduardo Rama has been elected deputy majority leader while Reps. Antonino Roman III (Bataan, 1st District), Ricardo Cruz Jr. (Taguig-Pateros), and Walfredo Dimaguila Jr. (Biñan City) were elected assistant majority leaders.</p><p>Assistant majority leaders are tasked with helping the majority leader steer legislative measures and plenary deliberations.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>DE LIMA, DIOKNO TAKE MINORITY LEADERSHIP POSITIONS</strong></div><p>Some solons taking on House Minority leadership positions were announced, including ML party-list Rep. Leila de Lima and Akbayan party-list Chel Diokno, both said to join the prosecution team.</p><p>De Lima and Akbayan party-list Rep. Perci Cendaña are among 20th Congress House Deputy Minority Leaders.</p><p>Below is the full list of House Deputy Minority Leaders elected on Wednesday’s session:</p><p>-- Rep. Edgar Erice</p><p>-- Rep. Presley De Jesus</p><p>-- Rep. Sergio Dagooc</p><p>-- Rep. Arlene Bag-ao</p><p>-- Rep. Stephen James Tan </p><p>-- Rep. Leila de Lima</p><p>-- Rep. Perci Cendaña</p><p>-- Rep. Antonio Tinio</p><p>-- Rep. Jesus Suntay</p><p>-- Rep. Jernie Jett Nisay </p><p>-- Rep. Reynolds Michael Tan </p><p>-- Rep. Cielo Krisel Lagman</p><p>Meanwhile, House Assistant Minority Leaders include Reps. Diokno, Christopher Gonzales, Renee Louise Co, Robert Nazal, Niko Raul Daza, Jan Rurik Padiernos, Audrey Kay Zubiri, and Iris Marie Montes.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>SESSIONS START EARLY AS HOUSE REORGANIZES<br/></strong></div><p>House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos explained starting session earlier this Wednesday was only a temporary measure in the interest of productivity.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/29/suansing-named-house-appropriations-chair-2-house-impeachment-prosecutors-elected-chair-2319"><strong>Suansing named House Appropriations chair; 2 House impeachment prosecutors elected chair</strong></a></div><p>Session at the House of Representatives began at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, an hour earlier than usual.</p><p>“The House is in the process of organizing itself by appointing its chairpersons, its members to the committees, and of course, going through the bills that were filed before the resumption of session, we have a lot on our plate right now. And so in order to expedite that, I thought it would be prudent for the House to start session of two instead of three,” Rep. Marcos said.</p><p>Marcos added House members were amenable to the change.</p><p>“It&#x27;s tradition for each congressman to file ten bills before session starts so there are 314 congressmen. Do the math. That&#x27;s a lot of bills to go through on the floor, so we&#x27;re trying to get the House organized as quickly as possible.”</p>

<p>More committee chairmanships at the House of Representatives were announced with House impeachment prosecutor and Batangas 2nd District Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro being elected chair of the Committee on Justice on Wednesday, July 30.</p>

More committee chairmanships at the House of Representatives were announced with House impeachment prosecutor and Batangas 2nd District Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro being elected chair of the Committee on Justice on Wednesday, July 30.

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Impeachment prosecutor named justice panel chair as House reorganizes

Agatha Gregorio,

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Published Jul 30, 2025 07:08 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 30, 2025 07:23 PM PHT

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