AN ACT DIRECTING THE CONVERSION OF SANGLEY POINT IN CAVITE CITY INTO AN INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS HUB

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE/S TO CONDUCT AN OMNIBUS STUDY AND EVENTUAL UPDATING, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, OF THE PRESENT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS ACT (RA 7042, AS AMENDED) CONSIDERING THE CONTINUING EMERGING GLOBAL TRENDS IN DEVELOPMENT WITH THE INTENTION OF MAKING THE PHILIPPINES A COMPETITIVE HAVEN FOR INVESTMENTS AND PLACE OF OPERATION FOR MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES

AN ACT EXPANDING THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND STRATEGIC STUDIES TO INCLUDE RESEARCH AND FORMULATION OF STRATEGIC OPTIONS FOR NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SECURITY POLICIES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PROCEDURE OF REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN INVESTMENTS AND FEES IMPOSED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN ORDER TO RATIONALIZE THE ADMINISTRATION OF FISCAL AND NON-FISCAL INCENTIVES TO FOREIGN INVESTORS

AN ACT CREATING THE PHILIPPINE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT FUND, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, AND WAYS AND MEANS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY INTO THE PERSISTENT CONGESTION IN THE MANILA PORTS AS IT SEVERELY DISRUPTS THE SERVICE AND FLOW OF GOODS IN AND OUT OF THE COUNTRY WITH THE PURPOSE OF TAKING THE APPROPRIATE LEGISLATIVE ACTION TO ADDRESS THE SAME IF ONLY TO PREVENT THIS CONTINUING ECONOMIC CRISIS

AN ACT INSTILLING FISCAL DISCIPLINE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR BY SPECIFYING PRINCIPLES OF RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTING FULL TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT REVENUE, EXPENDITURE AND BORROWING PROGRAMS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALARMING DISTURBANCE ON THE OPERATIONS OF LOCAL BUSINESS, IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS DUE TO THE CONGESTION IN THE PORTS OF MANILA

AN ACT PROHIBITING CORPORATIONS, CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES, FIRMS, PARTNERSHIPS, LEGAL ENTITIES OR INDIVIDUALS WHICH OR WHO ARE BANNED BY INTERNATIONAL FUNDING AGENCIES LIKE THE WORLD BANK, FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY PUBLIC BIDDING OR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT OF ANY KIND WITH THE GOVERNMENT, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES IN VIOLATION THEREOF

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PHILIPPINE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP WITH THE END VIEW OF THE ALIGNMENT OF THE INDUSTRY WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS OF THE GOVERNMENT

AN ACT PROMOTING JOB GENERATION BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES TO MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED NEED TO REVIEW POLICIES CONCERNING PORT STORAGE AND CONGESTION IN THE PHILIPPINES

AN ACT SETTING A CEILING TO THE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES TO ENSURE MACRO-ECONOMIC STABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT THAT SOME PUBLIC-PRIVATE PROJECTS ARE DISADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT

AN ACT MANDATING THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND THE GOVERNOR OF THE BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS TO APPEAR BEFORE CONGRESS SEMI-ANNUALLY TO REPORT ON THE STATUS AND DIRECTIONS OF THE FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICIES OF THE STATE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT THAT THE PHILIPPINES COULD LOSE ITS GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS IN SHIPBUILDING

THE INVESTMENTS AND INCENTIVES CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PRIORITIZATION OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND THE EFFICIENCY OF SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT IN SEAPORTS, AIRPORTS, EXPRESSWAYS AND NATIONAL ROADS WITH THE END VIEW OF STREAMLINING ITS OPERATIONS TO IMPROVE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7042, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8179, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FOREIGN INVESTMENTS ACT OF 1991, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT OF TROOPS BEING TRICKED TO FREE BOAT IN SMUGGLING

AN ACT CREATING THE DESIGN COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC SERVICES; AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS TO LOOK INTO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INCREASE IN FARES FOR THE METRO RAIL TRANSIT AND LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM WITH THE END VIEW OF ENSURING THE PROVISION OF A COST-EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM IN METRO MANILA

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE SUBIC-CLARK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, ESTABLISH THE MECHANISM FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT THAT UNEMPLOYMENT AND LOW WAGES CONTINUE TO FORCE FILIPINOS TO WORK OVERSEAS

AN ACT GOVERNING THE CREATION AND ACCREDITATION OF MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE ADVERSE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE WORSENING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN METRO MANILA

AN ACT GOVERNING THE CREATION AND ACCREDITATION OF MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE RECENT COMMISSION ON AUDIT REPORT THAT THE GOVERNMENT WASTED P201.53 MILLION OF UNDRAWN OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUNDS

AN ACT PROMOTING COMPETITIVE FILIPINO DESIGN, PROVIDING FOR THE PURPOSE A NATIONAL DESIGN POLICY AND RE-ENGINEERING AND RENAMING THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES (PDDCP) INTO THE DESIGN CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ABOUT THE DESIRED ECONOMIC POLICY DIRECTION OF THE PHILIPPINES WITH REGARD TO FOREIGN PARTICIPATION IN THE OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF CORPORATIAONS AND FIRMS ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES

AN ACT ENHANCING THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) IN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED NON-INCLUSION OF QUESTIONS ON DISABILITY IN THE 2015 AS REQUIRED BY THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE LAKE LANAO DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, DEFINING ITS POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ANENT THE FULL POTENTIAL OF THE BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING (BPO) INDUSTRY WITH THE END-IN-VIEW OF FORMULATING AND ADOPTING SOUND ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK FOR THE SECTOR AND TO DESIGN PROMOTIONAL SCHEMES THAT WOULD ATTRACT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN THIS NEWLY-EMERGING INDUSTRY

AN ACT PENALIZING ANTI-COMPETITIVE CONDUCT, ABUSE OF DOMINANCE, AND ANTI-COMPETITIVE MERGERS, ESTABLISHING FOR THE PURPOSE AN OFFICE FOR COMPETITION UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS; AND TRADE AND COMMERCE TO CONDUCT A STUDY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PRESENT STATE OF THE LOCAL STEEL INDUSTRY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROMOTING GROWTH AND GENERATING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SECTOR

AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT THE COMPETITION POLICY UNDER THE CONSTITUTION, STRENGTHEN THE PROHIBITION AGAINST ABUSE OF MONOPOLY POWER OR DOMINANT POSITION, PREVENT CARTELS, COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE AND OTHER ANTICOMPETITIVE PRACTICES AND CONDUCT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES; AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, AND TO LOOK INTO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7942 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE MINING ACT OF 1995, PARTICULARLY THE COMPLIANCE OF EXISTING GRANTEES OF EXPLORATION PERMITS AND CONTRACTORS UNDER MINERAL AGREEMENTS TO SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION, AND THE IMPACT OF THESE MINING AGREEMENTS TO THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC GROWTH

AN ACT GOVERNING THE CREATION AND ACCREDITATION OF MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC SERVICES, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE INCREASE IN TOLL RATES AND TRAIN FARES TO MOTORISTS, ENTREPRENEURS, BUS COMPANIES, STUDENTS, LOW-INCOME WORKERS AND THE RIDING PUBLIC IN GENERAL

AN ACT TO EXPAND THE COVERAGE OF MICRO ENTERPRISES AS BENEFICIARIES OF THE MAGNA CARTA FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES OR REPUBLIC ACT 6977, AS AMENDED BY RA 8289 AND FURTHER AMENDED BY RA 9501

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED NEED TO INVESTIGATE THE CORRUPT PRACTICES AND EXTORTION OF MILLIONS OF PESOS BY CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM COMPANIES BELONGING TO THE BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING INDUSTRY

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (NEDA) BOARD TO APPROVED FEES AND CHARGES IMPOSED BY NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND /OR CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS, CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE TASK FORCE ON FEES AND CHARGES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEES ON TRADE AND COMMERCE; AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPACT OF THE JAPAN SITUATION TO THE PHILIPPINE MARKET AND TO FILIPINO WORKFORCE

AN ACT GOVERNING THE CREATION AND ACCREDITATION OF MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON TRADE AND COMMERCE; AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS TO ASSESS, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE RETAIL TRADE LIBERALIZATION POLICY UNDER REPUBLIC ACT 8762 WITH THE INTENTION OF CREATING MORE FAVORABLE INVESTMENT CLIMATE, GENERATING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FILIPINOS AND ENCOURAGING A ROBUST MARKET COMPETITION

AN ACT REORGANIZING THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL SYSTEM, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE ENTITLED REORGANIZING AND STRENGTHENING THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL SYSTEM AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION URGING THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT TO CONSIDER THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RO-RO (ROLL-ON, ROLL-OFF) PROJECT WITH THE INTENTION OF SPURRING ECONOMIC GROWTH, GENERATING EMPLOYMENT AND BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN URBAN AND RURAL COMMERCE

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE MINDANAO DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT LOANS, CREDIT, AND INDEBTEDNESS FOR FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS OR ANY INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OR FUND SOURCES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9996, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'MINDANAO DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT', AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND COMMERCE, AND COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE MINING INDUSTRY AND THE PITFALLS, IF ANY, OF THE REPUBLIC ACT 7942 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE MINING ACT OF 1995, WITH THE INTENTION OF RECOMMENDING MEASURES TO ENSURE SUSTAINABLE MINING OPERATIONS IN THE COUNTRY