Proposed Senate Resolution No. 651, 18th Congress

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RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEES ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, TRADE, COMMERCE, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE FAILURE OF THE COUNTRY’S PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE WTO TO SECURE THE SPEEDY AND FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FAVOURABLE DECISIONS FROM THE WTO COMPLIANCE PANEL VIS-À-VIS DISCRIMINATORY MEASURES AGAINST PHILIPPINE EXPORTS TO THAILAND, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IDENTIFYING THE POLICY INTERVENTIONS NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE PHILIPPINES’ SOVEREIGN RIGHTS AND INTERESTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMUNITY

Proposed Senate Resolution No. 1727, 16th Congress

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RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF THE REPORTED TWENTY THREE MILLION PESOS (P23,000,000.00) THAT WAS RAISED SUPPOSEDLY TO SERVE AS 'BLOOD MONEY' TO SAVE THE LIFE OF JOSELITO ZAPANTA, AN OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKER (OFW) CONVICTED FOR A FELONY AND WHO EVENTUALLY RECEIVED THE DEATH PENALTY IN SAUDI ARABIA, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ADOPTING THE NECESSARY STRATEGIES, POLICIES AND MEASURES IN UNDERTAKING CONCERTED EFFORTS TO SAVE OFWS ON DEATH ROW, UNDER JUSTIFIABLE CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING THE MATTER OF RAISING 'BLOOD MONEY', ITS ALLOCATION TO PAY THE VICTIMS, AS WELL AS THE POSSIBLE UTILIZATION THEREOF FOR OTHER WORTHY PROGRAMS IN THE EVENT IT COULD NOT BE USED ANYMORE FOR THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS INTENDED

Proposed Senate Resolution No. 50, 17th Congress

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RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENTS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND ENERGY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE TO CONDUCT SHORT- AND LONG-TERM SCIENTIFIC/MARINE RESEARCH STUDIES AND EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES ON THE BENHAM RISE, A 13-MILLION-HECTARE UNDERWATER TERRITORY OFF EASTERN LUZON, AND SUBMIT TO THE SENATE RELEVANT LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS INDICATING FULL POSSESSION AND OWNERSHIP

Proposed Senate Resolution No. 115, 17th Congress

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RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE RECENTLY ADOPTED SCHEME OF REQUIRING FILIPINO APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE OF KUWAIT TO UNDERGO MEDICAL EXAMINATION CONDUCTED EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH WINSTON Q8 CERTIFICATIONS SOLUTIONS, INC. (WINSTON Q8) AS PRE-REQUISITE FOR THE GRANT OF WORK VISA BY THE EMBASSY OF THE STATE OF KUWAIT IN THE PHILIPPINES, WHICH NOT ONLY EXPOSES OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS TO ARBITRARY AND EXORBITANT EXPENSES BUT ALSO CONTRAVENES THE PROVISIONS OF THE MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED