RESOLUTION URGING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE/S TO CONDUCT A RELEVANT STUDY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE VARIOUS LAWS AND POLICIES GOVERNING APPLICATION FOR LICENSES, PERMITS AND CLEARANCES INCLUDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE E-COMMERCE LAW WITH THE INTENTION OF SIMPLIFYING BUREAUCRATIC PROCEDURES, ERADICATING RED TAPE AND PROMOTING PHILIPPINE COMPETITIVENESS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT THAT THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD INTERCEPTED SMUGGLED RICE IN PALAWAN

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE TO INQUIRE AND REVIEW, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE FEASIBILITY FOR BANKS TO ACCEPT A NATIONAL CERTIFICATE (NC) ISSUED BY THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) AS A COLLATERAL FOR BUSINESS START-UP FINANCE FOR INCLUSIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT REPORT FINDING IRREGULARITIES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

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

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT REPORT THAT THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY HAS BEEN OVERPAYING ITS PERSONNEL BY A TOTAL OF P697 MILLION IN SALARIES, ALLOWANCES, AND BENEFITS FROM 2009 TO 2014

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE/S TO CONDUCT AN OMNIBUS STUDY AND EVENTUAL UPDATING, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, OF THE PRESENT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS ACT (R.A NO. 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

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT THAT SMUGGLED CARROTS CONTINUE TO ENTER THE PHILIPPINE MARKET

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE TO INQUIRE AND REVIEW, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE EXTENT OF CONTRACTUALIZATION IN THE DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES IN THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRADE, COMMERCE, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTS OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (SUA) INCIDENTS INVOLVING MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLES TO THE PREJUDICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROTECTING AND SAFEGUARDING CONSUMER RIGHTS AND THE WELFARE OF MOTORISTS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO LOOK INTO ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIES SURROUNDING THE FAILURE OF SOME COOPERATIVES TO OBTAIN IMPORT AND/OR EXPORT LICENSE OR PERMIT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT VEHICLES IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE CONSUMERS AGAINST POSSIBLE HAZARDS TO THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO GENERATE EVIDENTIARY DATA TO ESTABLISH THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS UPON THE CONSUMER IN PARTICULAR, AND THE NATIONAL ECONOMY IN GENERAL OF THE PRESENT MODEL OF OPERATION AND REGULATION OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY, TO THE END IN VIEW OF RECOMMENDING POLICY TO STRENGTHEN KEY ECONOMIC REFORMS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE COUNTRY'S MEDIUM-TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND LONG-TERM VISION AND PROTECTIVE OF THE INTERESTS OF CONSUMERS IN ROBUST ECONOMY THAT IS FOSTERED BY FREE COMPETITION AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE LIVELIHOOD AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENABLING CLOSER COORDINATION AND CONVERGENCE TOWARDS MORE EFFICIENT SERVICE AND SUPPORT FOR PHILIPPINE ENTERPRISES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10817 OR THE PHILIPPINE HALAL EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION ACT OF 2016 WITH AN END IN VIEW OF ENSURING THAT THE RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE OF HALAL IS NOT DISREGARDED IN MAKING HALAL EXPORTS MORE COMPETITIVE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BMBE ACT OF 2002 IN SUPPORT OF MICRO ENTERPRISES IN THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO INQUIRE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED DELAYS IN TEXT MESSAGE DELIVERY BY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON GOVERNMENT'S EFFECTIVENESS IN PROMOTING ACCESS TO RESPONSIVE FINANCING FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPACT TO THE DOMESTIC SUGAR INDUSTRY OF THE INCREASING IMPORTATION OF HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP AND THE NEED TO REVIEW POLICIES OF THE GOVERNMENT ON THE IMPORTATION OF SAID SWEETENER TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF OUR SMALL FARMERS, AGRARIAN REFORM BENEFICIARIES AND THE DOMESTIC SUGAR INDUSTRY

RESOLUTION URGING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE EXORBITANT CHARGES IMPOSED BY PNP-SOCO ACCREDITED FUNERAL HOMES ON VICTIMS OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS BY SOME FUNERAL PARLORS IN COLLUSION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AGAINST FAMILIES OF VICTIMS OF DRUG-RELATED KILLINGS BY IMPOSING EXCESSIVE FEES FOR THEIR SERVICES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE INCREASED IMPORTATION OF HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP (HFCS) IN THE COUNTRY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE DOMESTIC SUGAR INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC HEALTH

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION ON THE REPORTED IMPORTATION AND SALE OF STEEL BARS DESPITE NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE SAMPLING REQUIREMENTS OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARDS (PNS) 49:2002, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROTECTING PUBLIC SAFETY THRU THE ENACTMENT OF REMEDIAL MEASURES THAT WILL STOP THE PROLIFERATION OF SUBSTANDARD AND UNCERTIFIED STEEL BARS IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE FIFTY (50) PESOS ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR PAPER BILLING OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE EXISTING INVENTORIES OF COAL AND OIL, AND TO MONITOR AND EVALUATE ELECTRICITY AND FUEL PRICES TO ENSURE NO PREMATURE PRICE INCREASES ARE BEING PAID BY CONSUMERS AS A RESULT OF THE NEW EXCISE TAX RATES UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10963 OR THE TAX REFORM FOR ACCELERATION AND INCLUSION ACT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE EMERGING TREND OF REQUIRING AN ADDITIONAL FEE FOR PAPER BILLING WHICH IS BEING IMPOSED BY SEVERAL PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND THE ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, AND LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO LOOK INTO THE IMPLICATIONS AND EFFECTS OF THE INCREASE IN PRICES OF CANNED GOODS AND BASIC COMMODITIES VIS-A-VIS THE MINIMUM WAGE AND PURCHASING POWER OF THE FILIPINOS WITH THE INTENTION OF FORMULATING APPROACHES TO ASSIST THE CITIZENS INCLUDING SUBSIDIES, FINANCIAL AID, NON-MONETARY SUCCOR, AND OTHERS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON BANKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CURRENCIES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY ON THE ECONOMIC STATUS AND INVESTMENT IMPACTS OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES SUCH AS BITCOIN IN THE LIGHT OF A P900MILLION PYRAMIDING SCAM THAT WAS UNEARTHED RECENTLY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF REDUCING THE RISKS OF FRAUD, PROMOTING FINANCIAL LITERACY ON DIGITAL CURRENCIES AND PROTECTING THE PUBLIC

AN ACT PROVIDING THE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR THE USE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8172, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ‘ASIN LAW’ AND ITS EFFECTS ON HEALTH AND THE LOCAL SALT INDUSTRY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF STRIKING A BALANCE BETWEEN PROMOTING IODINE SUFFICIENCY AMONG OUR PEOPLE AND STRENGTHENING MECHANISMS TO ENHANCE LOCAL SALT PRODUCTION

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING MICROFINANCE PROGRAMS AND ACCESS TO CAPITAL TO SUPPORT AND GROW MICRO, SMALL, AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSMES), ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF THE PHILIPPINE STEEL INDUSTRY, TO ASSESS ITS VITAL ROLE IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF CRAFTING LEGISLATION AND POLICIES THAT MAY HELP REVITALIZE THE STEEL INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTRY

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7581, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'PRICE ACT' AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE RICE CRISIS IN ZAMBOANGA CITY AND THE CONTINUOUS HIKE OF RICE PRICES IN THE COUNTRY

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING AN INSTALLMENT PAYMENT SCHEME ON BASIC UTILITY BILLS DURING CALAMITIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, TO BE KNOWN AS THE 'THREE-GIVES LAW'

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PROLIFERATION OF INVESTMENT SCAMS, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW AGAINST FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES, PROTECTING OUR PEOPLE FROM SCAMS, AND PROMOTING A SAFE INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT IN THE COUNTRY

AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AS A MEANS TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY, ESTABLISHING FOR THE PURPOSE THE 'POVERTY REDUCTION THROUGH SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP (PRESENT) PROGRAM', PROVIDING INCENTIVES AND BENEFITS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED PROLIFERATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES LADEN WITH HIGH LEVELS OF LEAD IN THE COUNTRY

AN ACT TO PROTECT FILIPINO CONSUMERS FROM SUBSTANDARD PRODUCTS, MANDATING FOR THIS PURPOSE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A 'TIMBANGAN CENTER' IN ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MARKETS IN THE COUNTRY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CHAPTER II OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7394, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'CONSUMER ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD, ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY AND ON TRADE AND COMMERCE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE FAILURE TO STOP RAMPANT MEAT AND OFFAL SMUGGLING THAT THREATENS THE VIABILITY OF THE LOCAL LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY INDUSTRIES, UNDERMINES MEASURES TO ENSURE SUPPLY OF HIGH-QUALITY MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS AND DIMINISHES GOVERNMENT REVENUES WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ATTAINING FOOD SAFETY AND SECURITY AND STRENGTHENING THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY

AN ACT PROVIDING LIABILITY PROTECTION FOR PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENTS AND THEIR OWNERS FROM CORONAVIRUS-RELATED CLAIMS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED NEED TO MONITOR AND CONTROL THE USE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS IN PRODUCTS SOLD IN THE COUNTRY

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MORATORIUM ON RENTAL PAYMENT AND EVICTION DURING DISASTERS AND OTHER EMERGENCIES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED ILL-EFFECTS OF GLUTATHIONE-BASED PRODUCTS