AN ACT PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND PROTECTION TO HOUSEHOLD HELPERS THEREBY AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLES 141, 142, 143, 148 AND 151 OF CHAPTER III OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHIILIPPINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED ALARMING INCREASE IN HUNGER INCIDENCE RATE IN THE PHILIPPINES WITH A CALL FOR AMENDMENT OF THE ATTRITION ACT OF 2005

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DETENTION OF PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CLINICS ON GROUNDS OF NONPAYMENT OF HOSPITAL BILLS OR MEDICAL EXPENSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE ALLEGATION THAT SENIOR CITIZENS ARE UNABLE TO AVAIL OF 20% DISCOUNT ON MEDICINES

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MAGNA CARTA FOR DISABLED PERSONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT CREATING THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AFFAIRS OFFICE IN EVERY PROVINCE, CITY AND MUNICIPALITY, AMENDING SECTION 40 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REHABILITATION, SELF-DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-RELIANCE OF DISABLED PERSONS AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE MAINSTREAM OF SOCIETY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING A STRATEGY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT, STRENGTHENING VOLUNTEERISM AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MAGNA CARTA FOR SOCIAL WORKERS

AN ACT INCREASING COMPENSATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS IN GOVERNMENT SERVICES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9433, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SOCIAL WORKERS’

AN ACT INCREASING THE SOCIAL PENSION OF INDIGENT SENIOR CITIZENS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7432 ENTITLED, AN ACT TO MAXIMIZE THE CONTRIBUTION OF SENIOR CITIZENS TO NATION BUILDING, GRANT BENEFITS AND SPECIAL PRIVILEGES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE, INDIGENOUS, RACIAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGIOUS BELIEF OR ACTIVITY, POLITICAL INCLINATION OR CONVICTION, SOCIAL CLASS, SEX, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, SEX CHARACTERISTICS, GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION, MARITAL OR RELATIONSHIP STATUS, DISABILITY, HIV STATUS, PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION, HEALTH STATUS OR MEDICAL HISTORY, LANGUAGE, PHYSICAL FEATURES, AND OTHER STATUS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THERFOR

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE/S TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF PERTINENT LAWS AND POLICIES WITH THE END IN VIEW OF FORMULATING AMENDATORY AND OTHER POLICY MEASURES AND PROVIDING SUFFICIENT BUDGETARY ALLOCATION THEREFOR, AS NEEDED, IN ORDER TO PROMOTE AND SAFEGUARD ECONOMIC AND RELATED RIGHTS AND ENSURE EQUITABLE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND BENEFITS FOR WOMEN IN VULNERABLE BASIC SECTORS, INFORMAL SECTORS, BARANGAY MICRO BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (BMBES), AND, MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES, SOCIAL ENTERPRISES, AND COOPERATIVES

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 DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE, AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE WELFARE RESPONSES OF THE GOVERNMENT TO INFLATION AND SOARING FOOD PRICES

RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY TO COLLECT, ANALYZE, PUBLISH, AND UPDATE THE COUNTRY’S DISABILITY STATISTICS USING THE APPROPRIATE DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENT TO ENSURE A MORE RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENTAL POLICY AND PROGRAMS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE GOVERNMENT’S POLICIES ON SCREENING AND SELECTION OF REGISTERED GUARDIANS OF DEPENDENT, NEGLECTED, ABANDONED, AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN, IN LIGHT OF THE SLAY OF A GRADE SEVEN STUDENT BY HIS REGISTERED GUARDIAN IN MASILI, CALAMBA CITY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE STATE OF SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS ADDRESSING THE PREVALENCE OF STREET CHILDREN AND STREET FAMILIES AROUND THE COUNTRY WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROTECTING THE BASIC RIGHTS OF THESE CHILDREN AND PROVIDING LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO THEIR SITUATION

RESOLUTION URGING THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO MANDATE THE CONCERNED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO PURCHASE RICE DIRECTLY FROM FILIPINO FARMERS FOR THEIR AID AND RELIEF PROGRAMS IN TIMES OF CALAMITIES

A RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON AGRARIAN REFORM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION IN AID OF LEGISLATION ON THE DISMAL RATE OF LAND DISTRIBUTION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM (DAR) RESULTING IN LOST INCOME FOR FARMER-BENEFICIARIES AND WASTAGE OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS

RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY TO COLLECT, ANALYZE, PUBLISH AND UPDATE THE COUNTRY’S DISABILITY STATISTICS USING THE APPROPRIATE DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENT TO ENSURE A MORE RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENTAL POLICY AND PROGRAMS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY

RESOLUTION URGING THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE CONFUSION AND FRUSTRATION AT THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL WITH REGARD TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EMERGENCY SUBSIDY PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT IN COMBATING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK, WITH THE END VIEW OF IDENTIFYING GAPS IN PROGRAM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPROVING DELIVERY SYSTEMS TO ITS TARGET BENEFICIARIES

RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE ALL FAMILIES WITH SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE SOCIAL AMELIORATION PROGRAM

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SOCIAL AMELIORATION PROGRAM (SAP) UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11469, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘BAYANIHAN TO HEAL AS ONE ACT’, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF UPHOLDING AND PROMOTING SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND ENSURING THAT SOCIAL PROTECTION AS A HUMAN RIGHT IS PROTECTED ESPECIALLY IN THE TIME OF A PANDEMIC, BY EXAMINING THE VERACITY OF THE CLAIMS OF THE DEPARTMENT SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD) APPEARING IN THE SIXTH REPORT OF PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE TO THE JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO THE BAYANIHAN ACT, AS TO THE SLOW DISTRIBUTION OF THE SAP

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE ALLEGED PROLIFERATION OF "FAKE" PWD IDENTIFICATION CARDS (PWD-IC) WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ASSESSING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277 OR THE MAGNA CARTA FOR DISABLED PERSONS, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10754 OR AN ACT EXPANDING THE BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY AND INSTITUTING SAFEGUARDS WHERE APPROPRIATE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED RECORD HUNGER INCIDENCE RATE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WITH THE END VIEW OF PROVIDING IMMEDIATE FOOD RELIEF TO MILLIONS OF HUNGRY FILIPINOS NATIONWIDE AND REVIEWING AND RE-EVALUATING THE INTERMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM POLICY AND PROGRAM INTERVENTIONS OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT SURROUNDING HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED ILLEGAL ONLINE ADOPTION FACILITATED THROUGH FAKE FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS

RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT TO IMPLEMENT A QUARTERLY RELEASE OF THE SOCIAL PENSION OF SENIOR CITIZENS INSTEAD OF THE CURRENT SCHEDULE OF EVERY SIX MONTHS