AN ACT PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR FILIPINOS TO AID IN MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF THE CURRENT CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS; AND TRADE AND COMMERCE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE IMPLICATION TO THE DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES AND TO THE WHOLE ECONOMY OF THE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF R.A. NO. 8800 ALSO KNOWN AS SAFEGUARD MEASURES ACT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE/S TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE BALLOONING OF THE FISCAL DEFICIT IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, AND TO ASCERTAIN THE SUSTAINABILITY OF MAINTAINING A HIGH DEFICIT AND DEBT ON THE ROAD TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE PROCESSES AND METHODS USED BY THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE IN COLLECTING, COMPILING, CLASSIFYING AND PUBLISHING STATISTICS ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES TO ENSURE THE CREDIBILITY AND RELIABILITY OF GOVERNMENT STATISTICS

RESOLUTION URGING THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TO IMMEDIATELY DISBURSE FUNDS FROM THE PHILIPPINE'S 4TH DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT POLICY LOAN WITH THE WORLD BANK FOR THE AID, RELIEF, RESETTLEMENT, REHABILITATION, LIVELIHOOD, AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITIES ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE RECENT 7.0-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE IN NORTHERN LUZON, AND DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO IMMEDIATELY CALL THE NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (NDRRMC) FOR A SENATE BRIEFING TO ASSESS THE SITUATION AND DETERMINE THE NEEDS OF THE AFFECTED LOCALITIES AND THE TOTAL BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS TO ADDRESS THE CALAMITY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED REDUNDANCY OF THE GRANT OF FISCAL INCENTIVES BY THE GOVERNMENT TO CERTAIN ENTERPRISES

RESOLUTION URGING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE MISSED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING INDUSTRY IF A LONG-TERM WORK-FROM-HOME POLICY IS NOT EMPLOYED

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPACT OF THE REPEAL OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 138 TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE THREE CHINA-BACKED RAILWAY PROJECTS, NAMELY THE SUBIC-CLARK RAILWAY, PNR SOUTH LONG-HAUL, AND THE MINDANAO RAILWAY, INCLUDING THE REPORTED RENEGOTIATION OF THE LOANS WITH CHINA AS WELL AS THE STUDY OF OTHER POSSIBLE SOURCES OF FUNDING

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND COMMERCE; AND ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATING STANCE ON MULTILATERAL AND BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9295, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ''DOMESTIC SHIPPING DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2004'', AND TO PROPOSE AMENDMENTS THERETO, IN ORDER TO FURTHER BOOST OUR DOMESTIC SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS; PUBLIC WORKS; AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENT; TOURISM; AND ENERGY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ECONOMIC USE AND ALLOCATION OF WATER RESOURCES BETWEEN EQUALLY RELEVANT SECTORS BY PARTICULARLY LOOKING INTO THE ANGAT DAM WATER PROJECT

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE RAPID AND SUSTAINED INCREASE IN THE INFLATION RATE IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, AND THE ERODING PURCHASING POWER OF THE PESO, AND TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING A TARGETED CASH SUBSIDY TO THE BOTTOM THIRTY PERCENT (30%) OF FILIPINO FAMILIES

RESOLUTION URGING THE JOINT CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM OR 4PS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO CONVENE, WITH AN END IN VIEW OF, CONDUCTING A SUNSET REVIEW OF REPUBLIC ACT 11310

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY IN AID OF LEGISLATION ON THE CURRENT STATE OF THE PHILIPPINE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY AND TO FIND WAYS TO INCREASE ITS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AND ENABLE ITS INTEGRATION INTO THE GLOBAL ELECTRONICS VALUE CHAIN

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY IN AID OF LEGISLATION ON THE EFFECTS OF THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE ON THE COUNTRY'S ENERGY SECURITY AND AFFORDABILITY

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ENORMOUS UNTAPPED POTENTIAL OF THE PHILIPPINE 'BLUE ECONOMY', AND TO REVIEW THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXISTING LAWS IN BOOSTING ITS DEVELOPMENT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE FORMULATION AND SUSTAINED IMPLEMENTATION OF A TATAK PINOY (MADE IN THE PHILIPPINES) INDUSTRIALIZATION CAMPAIGN AND POLICY, AIMED AT HIGHLIGHTING THE INGENUITY, CREATIVITY AND INNOVATIVENESS OF PHILIPPINE WORKERS, CRAFTSMEN, LABORERS, AND PROFESSIONALS; CREATING GLOBAL DEMAND FOR PHILIPPINE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; ENHANCING THE COUNTRYS ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS; GENERATING MORE DECENT JOBS, ESPECIALLY IN THE COUNTRYSIDE; REVERSING THE PHENOMENON OF BRAIN DRAIN; AND ULTIMATELY, ERADICATING CHRONIC POVERTY AND INEQUALITY IN THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INVENTORY AND INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT'S POLICIES AND PROJECTS ON FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCE CONSERVATION; MARITIME TRANSPORT, SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR; SEAFARER'S RIGHTS AND WELFARE; MARINE TOURISM AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE COUNTRY'S MARITIME AND OCEAN AFFAIRS, WITH THE END-GOAL OF FORMULATING A COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL POLICY ON THE STRATEGIC AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY'S BLUE ECONOMY

RESOLUTION TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY IN AID OF LEGISLATION ON THE NATIONAL POVERTY SITUATION TO INCLUDE A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING POVERTY DATA AND POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO REVIEW, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF REDUCING COMMITMENT FEES TO FOREIGN LENDERS AS WELL AS DELAYS AND NON-IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS

RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO STUDY THE PROPOSED GUIMARAS-ILOILO-NEGROS OCCIDENTAL PROJECT, IN PARTICULAR ITS FINANCIAL COSTS AND LONG-TERM ECONOMIC BENEFITS, IN ORDER TO PROMOTE GREATER CONNECTIVITY AMONG THE PROVINCES OF WESTERN VISAYAS, AND TO PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS FOR FILIPINO PRODUCTS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS OF FOREIGN ENTITIES IN THE ISLANDS OF FUGA, GRANDE AND CHIQUITA, AND OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE COUNTRY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF STRENGTHENING GOVERNMENT MECHANISMS TO PRESERVE THE PHILIPPINE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY AND TO MITIGATE POTENTIAL RISKS TO NATIONAL SECURITY OR PUBLIC INTEREST ARISING FROM ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO WITH FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS ENTITIES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS AND PROGRESS OF THE 'BUILD, BUILD, BUILD PROGRAM,' W ITH THE END IN VIEW OF MITIGATING THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH ITS IMPLEMENTATION, ADDRESSING ISSUES THAT IMPEDE ITS PROGRESS, ENSURING THE REALIZATION OF ITS OBJECTIVES, AND SAFEGUARDING NATIONAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC INTEREST

RESOLUTION URGING THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT TO AUTHORIZE AND IMPLEMENT EMERGENCY MEASURES AND ADDITIONAL SAFETY NETS TO AMELIORATE THE ECONOMIC SHOCK OF FILIPINO RICE FARMERS IN LIGHT OF THE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF PALAY PRICES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE STATUS AND CHALLENGES OF PROJECTS UNDER THE ‘BUILD, BUILD, BUILD’ PROGRAM AND THEIR MODES OF FINANCING WITH THE AIM OF ENSURING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OVER ITS IMPLEMENTATION ADDRESSING ISSUES AND CHALLENGES THAT HAMPER ITS PROGRESS, AND DETERMINING THE NEED TO LEGISLATE AN INFRASTRUCTURE MASTERPLAN POLICY

RESOLUTION URGING THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO PROVIDE CONGRESS AN IMPACT- RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT OF THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC AND PROPOSE A MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN THEREOF

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE PLANS OF THE GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC TEAM TO HANDLE, OFFSET, AND MITIGATE THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE ABROGATION OF THE VISITING FORCES AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE SERIES OF BUSINESS SHUTDOWNS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE IMPACT OF THE 2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) ON EMPLOYMENT, AND THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ASSESSING THE MEASURES BEING UNDERTAKEN BY VARIOUS NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS OUTBREAK WITH THE END VIEW OF STRENGTHENING MACROECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS AND PROPOSING ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGES SUPPORTED BY APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION

RESOLUTION CALLING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT A FULL ASSESSMENT, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE APPROPRIATENESS OF SEEKING A DEBT MORATORIUM