Senator Richard "Dick" Gordon is the new chairperson of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights in the senate.
This was after Sen. Leila De Lima was ousted Monday night, September 19, 2016 through a vote of 16-4 favoring the motion raised by Senator Manny Pacquiao to declare the chairmanship and the entire membership of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights vacant.
The 16 senators who voted against De Lima are the following:
Senators Antonio Trillanes IV and Ralph Recto, both members of the minority chose to abstain.![]()
This was after Sen. Leila De Lima was ousted Monday night, September 19, 2016 through a vote of 16-4 favoring the motion raised by Senator Manny Pacquiao to declare the chairmanship and the entire membership of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights vacant.
The 16 senators who voted against De Lima are the following:
- Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III
- Senate Majority Floor Leader Vicente Sotto III
- Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano
- Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri
- Sen. Panfilo Lacson
- Sen. Cynthia Villar
- Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian
- Sen. Gregorio Honasan
- Sen. Sonny Angara
- Sen. Joel Villanueva
- Sen. Richard Gordon
- Sen. Nancy Binay
- Sen. Joseph Victor Ejercito
- Sen. Manny Pacquiao
- Sen. Loren Legarda
- Sen. Grace Poe
Senators Antonio Trillanes IV and Ralph Recto, both members of the minority chose to abstain.
