Con-Com's 12 committees, subcommittees and their members

MANILA, Philippines – The now 20-member Consultative Committee (Con-Com) formed by President Rodrigo Duterte has been hard at work, meeting daily to craft a new constitution, one which establishes a federal system of government.

Critical to their work is the formation of 12 committees corresponding to portions of the draft charter that will outline, among other things, a new bill of rights, the structure of federal states, powers of the president, and political reforms.

The committees and subcommittees are:

Structure of the Federal Government
Creation and Structure of States, Subnational Governments

Subcommittee A: Creation of states, subnational governments
Subcommittee B: Structure of states, subnational governments
Subcommittee C: Special subcommittee on Bangsamoro
Subcommittee D: Special subcommittee on Cordillera

Economic Reforms and Fiscal Administration
Social and Political Reforms

Subcommittee A: Rights, obligations, social justice
Subcommittee B: Levelling the political field

National Territory, State Policies and Principles, Foreign Affairs, National Security, Public Order and Safety
Constitutional Bodies and Public Accountability
Transition, Amendments

These committees and the description of what each covers give us an idea of how the Con-Com is coming up with its charter change recommendations.

Here is the list of committees, their coverage, and their members based on documents from the Con-Com Secretariat:

COMMITTEES	MEMBERS
Structure of the Federal Government Form of government: presidential, parliamentary, or mixed Composition of 3 branches of government: legislative, executive, judiciary Distribution of powers among 3 branches of government: legislative, executive, judiciary Qualification and manner of election of executive officials and members of the legislature Qualification and manner of selection of judiciary officials	Antonio Nachura (chairperson), Roan Libarios (vice chairperson) Arthur Aguilar, Eddie Mapag Alih, Ranhilio Aquino, Antonio Arellano, Ali Pangalian Balindong, Virgilio Bautista, Susan Ubalde-Ordinario, Randolph Climaco Parcasio, Aquilino Pimentel Jr, Bienvenido Reyes, Rodolfo Robles, Edmund Tayao, Julio Teehankee, Laurence Wacnang
Creation and Structure of States, Subnational Governments Subcommittee A: Creation of states, subnational governments Defining subnational structures (barangays, towns, cities, provinces, regions; autonomous territories; special territories; indigenous people territories; administrative regions; autonomous regions; states) Criteria and process for creating states and other subnational structures Distribution of powers between the federal government and states or subnational governments	Edmund Tayao (chairperson), Arthur Aguilar (vice chairperson) Eddie Mapag Alih, Antonio Arellano, Virgilio Bautista, Ferdinand Bocobo, Roan Libarios, Rodolfo Robles, Randolph Climaco Parcasio, Aquilino Pimentel Jr, Susan Ubalde-Ordinario, Laurence Wacnang
Subcommittee B: Structure of states, subnational governments State government structure, distribution of powers (executive, legislative, judicial) Intergovernment relations Local governments: Autonomy; relationship with the state government, subnational units, and federal government	Edmund Tayao (chairperson), Susan Ubalde-Ordinario (vice chairperson) Arthur Aguilar, Eddie Mapag Alih, Ranhilio Aquino, Virgilio Bautista, Ferdinand Bocobo, Roan Libarios, Antonio Nachura, Randolph Parcasio, Rodolfo Robles
Subcommittee C: Special subcommittee on Bangsamoro	Ali Pangalian Balindong (chairperson), Randolph Parcasio (vice chairperson) Antonio Arellano, Eddie Mapag Alih, Virgilio Bautista, Ferdinand Bocobo, Roan Libarios, Aquilino Pimentel Jr, Edmund Tayao, Laurence Wacnang
Subcommittee D: Special subcommittee on Cordillera	Virgilio Bautista (chairperson), Laurence Wacnang (vice chairperson) Ferdinand Bocobo, Antonio Nachura, Aquilino Pimentel Jr, Edmund Tayao
Economic Reforms and Fiscal Administration Economic philosophy and national development (national industrialization) Oligarchy, monopolies, cartels, anti-trust, competition and regional and international cooperation Restrictions on foreign investments National patrimony Ownership and exploitation of natural resources Foreign trade	Arthur Aguilar (chairperson), Roan Libarios (vice chairperson) Eddie Mapag Alih, Antonio Arellano, Virgilio Bautista, Ferdinand Bocobo, Susan Ubalde-Ordinario, Randolph Parcasio, Rodolfo Robles
Social and Political Reforms Subcommittee A: Rights, obligations, social justice Preamble: sources of sovereignty, insolubility of the union Citizenship Suffrage Bill of rights, duties and obligations of citizens Socioeconomic rights as part of the bill of rights Family Social justice provisions	Rodolfo Robles (chairperson), Ranhilio Aquino (vice chairperson) Eddie Mapag Alih, Arellano, Virgilio Bautista, Roan Libarios, Antonio Nachura, Susan Ubalde-Ordinario, Randolph Parcasio, Bienvenido Reyes
Subcommittee B: Levelling the political field Political dynasties Electoral reforms, system of election, campaign finance reform, political parties Expanding the democratic space: system of recall, referendum, plebiscite, people’s initiative	Julio Teehankee (chairperson), Susan Ubalde-Ordinario (vice chairperson) Eddie Mapag Alih, Virgilio Bautista, Roan Libarios, Antonio Nachura, Randolph Parcasio, Aquilino Pimentel Jr, Bienvenido Reyes, Rodolfo Robles, Edmund Tayao, Laurence Wacnang
National Territory, State Policies and Principles, Foreign Affairs, National Security, Public Order and Safety National territory (definition, what’s included) State policies and principles International treaties in relation to the Constitution Armed forces National police, national guard; regional, state, local police National Bureau of Investigation (Federal Bureau of Investigation)	Antonio Arellano (chairperson), Ranhilio Aquino (vice chairperson) Ferdinand Bocobo, Roan Libarios, Susan Ubalde-Ordinario, Randolph Parcasio, Aquilino Pimentel Jr, Edmund Tayao, Julio Teehankee
Constitutional Bodies and Public Accountability Common provisions Civil Service Commission Commission on Elections Commission on Human Rights Commission on Audit Office of the Ombudsman	Bienvenido Reyes (chairperson), Rodolfo Robles (vice chairperson) Arthur Aguilar, Eddie Mapag Alih, Antonio Arellano, Ferdinand Bocobo, Roan Libarios, Randolph Parcasio, Susan Ubalde-Ordinario, Laurence Wacnang
Transition, Amendments Basic policies for transition Process or mechanism of transition Role of incumbent elected officials Government during the transition Period of transition Amendments (non-amendable, difficult to amend, easy to amend)	Reynato Puno (chairperson), Aquilino Pimentel Jr (vice chairperson) Arthur Aguilar, Antonio Arellano, Ali Pangalian Balindong, Roan Libarios, Antonio Nachura, Susan Ubalde-Ordinario, Randolph Parcasio, Edmund Tayao, Julio Teehankee

– Rappler.com

Con-Com’s 12 committees, subcommittees and their members

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