Manila, Philippines – Nakuha ng mga bagong senador ang ilang mahalagang komite sa Senado.
Nahalal si Senator Bong Go na chairman ng Committee on Health habang si Senator Ronald Dela Rosa ang bagong pinuno ng Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs.
Si Senator Imelda Marcos ang bagong chairman ng Committee on Economic Affairs habang chairman ng Committee on Local Government si Senator Francis Tolentino.
Narito ang listahan ng committee chairmanships matapos ang unang round ng eleksyon:
Finance = Sonny Angara
Tourism = Nancy Binay
Ways and Means = Pia Cayetano
Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development = Leila De Lima
Energy – Sherwin Gatchalian
Blue Ribbon = Richard Gordon
Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality = Risa Hontiveros
National Defense and Security = Panfilo Lacson
Games and Amusement = Lito Lapid
Public Works = Manny Pacquiao
Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes = Francis Pangilinan
Foreign Relations = Koko Pimentel III
Public Services = Grace Poe
Public Information and Mass Media = Bong Revilla
Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development = Joel Villanueva
Agriculture and Food = Cynthia Villar