RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE STATUS OF THE MEASURES, PLANS, AND PROGRAMS OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR HARD-HIT INDUSTRIES IN THE COUNTRY AND ITS SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT IN LIGHT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP; EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COMPLIANCE OF RETAILERS ON THE SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY WITH LESS THAN A WEEK BEFORE THE OPENING OF ACADEMIC YEAR 2015 WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROPERLY IMPLEMENTING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7581 OR THE PRICE ACT TO PROTECT THE WELFARE OF OUR CONSUMERS ESPECIALLY STUDENTS

RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO IMMEDIATELY REVIEW AND ANALYZE TREATMENTS AND MEDICATIONS, INCLUDING ONGOING CLINICAL TRIALS AND OPTIONAL USE, FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE INCREASE IN THEIR PRICES AND LACK OF SUPPLY THEREOF

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED PROLIFERATION OF ILLEGAL COSMETIC PRODUCTS IN THE COUNTRY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF CRAFTING APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD REGULATE, IF NOT BAN, THE SALE OF COSMETICS WITH QUESTIONABLE NATURE IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE GENERAL PUBLIC

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE FLAGRANT VIOLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10611 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FOOD SAFETY ACT OF 2013 RESULTING TO THE ENTRY OF HAZARDOUS AND CONTAMINATED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN THE COUNTRY THEREBY CAUSING OUTBREAKS DETRIMENTAL TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND THREAT TO THE FOOD SECURITY OF THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED PROLIFERATION OF SKIN CARE PRODUCTS WITH HIGH LEVELS OF MERCURY CONTENT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE/S TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPACT OF THE COMMUNITY QUARANTINE PROTOCOLS ON MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (MSMES), ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF FORMULATING LONG TERM SOLUTIONS TO ASSIST MSMES THROUGH THE URGENT FORMATION OF AN INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT THAT SOME 300 PEOPLE WHO SOLD MINE LAND RIGHTS LOST P40 MILLION TO AN INVESTMENT SCAM

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED SALE OF TEXT BLAST MACHINES ON FACEBOOK (MARKETPLACE) PHILIPPINES AND E-COMMERCE COMPANIES, SUCH AS LAZADA AND SHOPEE, AND ARE BEING USED FOR PARTISAN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT THAT UNREGISTERED INSECTICIDES ARE BEING SOLD IN THE MARKET WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND AGRARIAN REFORM, WAYS AND MEANS, AND TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE UNABATED SMUGGLING OF STRAWBERRIES INTO THE COUNTRY TO THE DETRIMENT OF LOCAL FARMERS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD, AND OTHER RELEVANT COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE, TO INVESTIGATE IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE ALLEGED PROLIFERATION OF SYNTHETIC RICE WHICH CONTAINS PLASTICIZERS THAT ADVERSELY AFFECT PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE SKILLS REQUIREMENTS OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSMES) IN THE PHILIPPINES AND THE ADOPTION OF A 'TRAINING CONTRACT SCHEME' FOR MSMES

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON BANKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CURRENCIES TO CONDUCT AN OMNIBUS INQUIRY AND ASSESSMENT, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON RELEVANT SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS LAWS, REGULATIONS AND MEASURES, WITH THE END GOAL OF INTRODUCING REMEDIAL AMENDMENTS TO BETTER BATTLE DECEPTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEMES AND STOP INSIDIOUS NETWORKING SCAMS

A 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 URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO CONDUCT A STUDY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE MECHANISMS TO STRENGTHEN THE PHILIPPINE TEXTILES AND WEAVING SECTORS INCLUDING THE PROMOTION OF HERITAGE FABRICS LIKE T'NALAK, PIFIA, HABLON, INABU, SINAMAY AND ABEL ILOKO AIMED AT GLOBALIZING AND PROMOTING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE SAID INDUSTRIES

A 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 EFFECTIVE SERVICE AND SUPPORT FOR PHILIPPINE ENTERPRISES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT THAT ACCORDING TO THE 2014 COMMISSION ON AUDIT REPORT, THE DESIGN CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES SPENT P4.648 MILLION ON THE SALARIES OF CONSULTANTS DUE TO THE UNRELIABILITY OF ITS REGULAR EMPLOYEES

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON GOVERNMENT PLANS AND STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE EASE OF DOING BUSINESS IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SEANTE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT THAT SIX OUT OF 10 PATIENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES FROM 2007 TO 2012 HAVE BEEN FILED BY EMIGRANTS

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO RESPONSIVE FINANCING FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON BANKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CURRENCIES, AND TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO CONDUCT A STUDY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ANENT ACCESS TO FINANCIAL AND BANKING ASSISTANCE OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM-SCALE ENTERPRISES (MSMES) INCLUDING STRUCTURAL CONSTRAINTS FOR THEIR FULL DEVELOPMENT AS ENGINES OF SUSTAINED AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND FOR THE PROMOTION OF COOPETITION AS A WHOLE

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATE OF E-COMMERCE ADOPTION IN THE PHILIPPINES AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PHILIPPINE E-COMMERCE ROADMAP

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED INVESTMENT SCAM ALLEGEDLY PERPETRATED BY ONE DREAM GLOBAL MARKETING, INC.

RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING TO THE DESIGN CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY, AND OTHER CONCERNED STATE AGENCIES TO CONDUCT STRATEGIC STUDIES TO PROMOTE THE CREATIVE SERVICES INDUSTRY LIKE ANIMATION, SMARTPHONE APPLICATION AND GAME DEVELOPMENT, GAMING SOLUTIONS AND MOBILE AND INTERNET ST ART-UP OPERATIONS WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF TAPPING POTENTIAL INVESTMENTS AND CREATING NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTHUSIASTS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL AND THE FILIPINO YOUTH

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT THAT SUGAR SMUGGLING IS PREVALENT IN THE MANILA INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER PORT

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