RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE LARGE DISPARITY IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX LEVEL AMONG PROVINCES, ESPECIALLY IN CONFLICT AREAS IN MINDANAO

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE DETERIORATION OF THE LAGUNA LAKE AND ITS POSSIBLE RAMIFICATION ON THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NEED TO CURB THE INCREASING NUMBER OF ILLEGAL REMITTANCE AGENTS BY IMPOSING STRICTER PENALTIES AND PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO LEGITIMATE REMITTANCE CHANNELS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON STRENGTHENING THE PHILIPPINES’ CAPABILITIES IN DOING BUSINESS ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS SET BY THE 2013 WORLD BANK AND THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION REPORT

RESOLUTION URGING THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP NEW INDICATORS THAT WILL REFLECT THE HAPPINESS AND WELL-BEING OF FILIPINOS, ADOPTING THE GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS CONCEPT OF THE ROYAL GOVERNMENT OF BHUTAN, WITH THE END VIEW OF PURSUING THE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY AMID THE THREATS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND COMMERCE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY INTEGRATION, TO ASSESS THE RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FILIPINO WORKFORCE AND THE DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES, AND TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THESE ACCORDINGLY.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON A NATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY, TAKING INTO CAREFUL CONSIDERATION THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE WORLD BANK IN ITS PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2013

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PEACE, UNIFICATION AND RECONCILIATION; AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT'S DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR MINDANAO, ESPECIALLY ITS CONFLICT-AFFECTED AREAS, TO ENSURE THE MINDANAOANS' AND THE REGION'S COMPREHENSIVE INCLUSION IN THE PATH OF ACCELERATED GROWTH PURSUED BY THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE STUDY OF THE 'MARSHALL PLAN' IN THE EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT AND SPEEDY RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION AND REVIVAL OF THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSRY AND ECONOMY OF YOLANDA-STRUCK AREAS

AN ACT HARMONIZING THE GRANT AND ADMINISTRATION OF FISCAL AND NON-FISCAL INCENTIVES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION URGING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE/S TO REVIEW THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) SCHEME, THE GOVERNMENT'S CENTERPIECE PROGRAM, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF HARNESSING ITS FULL POTENTIALS IN GENERATING INVESTMENTS AND MORE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND SPEEDING UP IMPLEMENTATION OF KEY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE PROMOTION OF THE INTEREST OF THE STATE AND THE PEOPLE

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

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP; THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND OTHER RELEVANT COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PREPAREDNESS OF OUR LOCAL INDUSTRIES AND BUSINESS SECTORS AND THE GOVERNMENT'S INDUSTRIAL MASTERPLAN GOVERNING THE SAME, IN LIEU OF THE IMPENDING ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY (AEC) BY 2015, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENACTING NECESSARY POLICY MEASURES TO PROVIDE SAFETY NETS THEREFOR AND TO BOOST THE GROWTH, COMPETITIVENESS AND FLEXIBILITY OF SAID SECTORS

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RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO REVIEW EXISTING LAWS AND CONSIDER REPEALING DUPLICATE, IRRELEVANT AND UNNECESSARY REGULATIONS IN A BID TO STREAMLINE PROCEDURES, EASE THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS AND SUSTAIN ECONOMIC GROWTH

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

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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