The committee is dedicated to addressing matters directly and principally related to the government's appropriate response to the novel coronavirus.

Its focus extends to mitigating the virus's impact on the economy and the general public, with particular attention to the labor force.

[1] On March 24, 2020, its creation was formally proposed by Cayetano during the approval on the third and final reading of House Bill No.

[2] Majority Floor Leader Ferdinand Martin Romualdez then moved to select Cayetano as the committee chairperson of which the latter accepted.

[3] The committee's jurisdiction is on the appropriate government response on the COVID-19 pandemic and how to curb its effects on the economy and the general public especially the labor force.