Philippine House Special Committee on the East ASEAN Growth Area

The Philippine House Special Committee on the East ASEAN Growth Area is a special committee of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It is concerned with legislative and policy matters affecting the East ASEAN Growth Area, a subregional cooperation framework involving Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The committee's remit covers social, political, and economic policies relevant to the area, as well as measures intended to promote trade and investment among its four participating countries. The committee is part of the Philippine House of Representatives' internal committee system rather than a commercial organization or consumer-facing brand. Its work is therefore institutional and parliamentary: it may examine policy proposals, coordinate legislative attention, conduct oversight, and provide a forum for matters involving the Philippines' participation in East ASEAN regional cooperation. The available reference material does not identify a separate corporate structure, permanent executive office, commercial offering, or independent budget. The committee's jurisdiction reflects the geographic and economic importance of the East ASEAN Growth Area to the Philippines, particularly in relation to regional connectivity, trade, investment, and cross-border development. Its scope is broader than a single industry because the House Rules describe both social and political policy concerns and economic promotion among the participating countries. A historical membership record identifies Rogelio Pacquiao as chairperson during the 18th Congress, serving from August 13, 2019, to October 13, 2020. The available material does not establish the committee's original creation date or provide a complete succession of chairs and members. As of June 30, 2025, all committee membership positions were reported as vacant. Consequently, the committee's current operational status and active agenda cannot be confirmed from the supplied references.

The Philippine House Special Committee on the East ASEAN Growth Area belongs to the committee structure of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It addresses legislative matters associated with the East ASEAN Growth Area, a cooperation region comprising Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The committee's mandate is defined through the House Rules and encompasses social, political, and economic policies affecting the region. Its economic remit includes the promotion of trade and investment among the four participating countries. This gives the committee a regional-development orientation within the Philippine legislature, linking domestic parliamentary work with broader Southeast Asian cooperation. The mandate may cover issues with cross-border implications, although the supplied reference does not identify particular bills, hearings, investigations, agreements, or reports produced by the committee. The available historical record identifies Rogelio Pacquiao, representing the Sarangani lone district and affiliated at the time with PDP–Laban, as chairperson during the 18th Congress. His listed period of service ran from August 13, 2019, through October 13, 2020. No additional historical chairpersons or detailed membership rosters are provided in the reference material used for this entry. The committee's membership status changed in the 20th Congress. As of June 30, 2025, all committee membership positions were listed as vacant. The available sources do not explain whether this reflected a pending organization of House committees, a restructuring, or another parliamentary circumstance. They also do not establish whether the committee had been formally abolished or merely lacked appointed members at that date. The committee is therefore recorded as having an unknown current operational status rather than being classified as definitively active or defunct.

• 2025

  Membership positions reported vacant

  [1]Philippine House Special Committee on the East ASEAN Growth Areaen.wikipedia.org

  As of June 30, 2025, all committee membership positions in the 20th Congress were reported as vacant.

• 2020

  End of the recorded Pacquiao chairmanship

  [1]Philippine House Special Committee on the East ASEAN Growth Areaen.wikipedia.org

  The listed period of Rogelio Pacquiao's service as chairperson ends on October 13, 2020.

• 2019

  Rogelio Pacquiao becomes chairperson

  [1]Philippine House Special Committee on the East ASEAN Growth Areaen.wikipedia.org

  Rogelio Pacquiao is recorded as chairperson of the committee during the 18th Congress beginning August 13, 2019.

A parliamentary policy and oversight forum focused on Philippine participation in East ASEAN regional cooperation, particularly social, political, economic, trade, and investment matters.

1. 1Philippine House Special Committee on the East ASEAN Growth Areaen.wikipedia.org