RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING TO THE OMBUDSMAN THE PROSECUTION OF THE ROAD BOARD LED BY ITS CHAIR, AND ITS SECRETARIAT LED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FOR UNCONSCIONABLE MULTI-BILLION ANOMALIES REPORTED BY THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT; RECOMMENDING AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE USER'S CHARGE ACT; AND IN ANY CASE, RECOMMENDING THE CREATION OF THE SPECIAL SENATE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON THE ROAD USER'S TAX

RESOLUTION HONORING AND REMEMBERING PETTY OFFICER THREE (PO3) ARMAN BONIFACIO OF THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD FOR HIS EXEMPLARY BRAVERY AND COURAGE IN THE CALL OF DUTY

STOCK MARKET COMPETITIVENESS ACT

AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE BALANCED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, AMENDING FOR THAT PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7279, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9397, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT OF 1992

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE ALLEGED PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF THE PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR'S RESIDENCE IN FUJIMI-CHIYODA-KU (KUDAN), TOKYO, JAPAN, CONSIDERED AS THE CROWN JEWEL OF OUR FOREIGN SERVICE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD AND THE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE GOVERNMETN'S POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE VULNERABILITY OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SECTOR TO THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, IN LIGHT OF THE EL NIÑO PHENOMENON, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF INSTITUTING ROBUST ADAPTATION STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE FOOD SECURITY AND ALLEVIATE RURAL POVERTY

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MAGNA CARTA OF THE POOR

AN ACT TO BAN THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES ALONG RIVER BANKS, WATERWAYS AND BANKS OF INLAND WATERS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION URGING THE NATIONAL DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCIL AND OTHER ALLIED AGENCIES TO FORMULATE A COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER DEBRIS MANAGEMENT PLAN TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM HEALTH HAZARDS POSED BY MOUNDS OF UNCOLLECTED GARBAGE AS A RESULT OF NATURAL CALAMITIES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GAMES, AMUSEMENT AND SPORTS TO REVIEW AND REDEFINE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF, AND THE COORDINATION BETWEEN, THE PHILIPPINE SPORTS COMMISSION (PSC) AND THE PHILIPPINE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (POC) TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF SPORTS IN THE COUNTRY AND TO ENSURE THEI ATTAINMENT OF THE FULL POTENTIAL OF FILIPINO ATHLETES

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING A PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, SUPERVISION AND REGULATION OF THE PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE PROFESSION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT MODERNIZING THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO BOXER REY 'BOOM-BOOM' BAUTISTA FOR WINNING THE INTERIM WORLD BOXING COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE ON 16 OCTOBER 2009 AT THE WATERFRONT HOTEL AND CASINO IN CEBU CITY, THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON REPORTS THAT HAZARDOUS ELECTRONIC WASTE (E-WASTE) IS BEING DUMPED AT PIER 18 IN MANILA, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF CRAFTING GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR THE SAFE DISPOSAL OF E-WASTE TO PROMOTE CHEMICAL SAFETY, PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND SAFEGUARD PUBLICH HEALTH

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT

AN ACT AMENDING THE PERIOD OF COLLECTION AND UTILIZATION OF THE AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND (ACEF), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8178, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN ACT REPLACING QUANTITATIVE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, EXCEPT RICE, WITH TARIFFS, CREATING THE AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION URGING ALL SECTORS OF GOVERNMENT IN THE REGIONS, PROVINCES, DISTRICTS, CITIES, MUNICIPALITIES AND BARANGAYS AS WELL AS THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ESPECIALLY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, AND ALL SECTORS OF CIVIL SOCIETY TO JOIN HANDS TO INTENSIFY THE SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONWIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION NO. 958 DECLARING THE YEARS 2005 TO 2015 AS THE DECADE OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING SENATE MINORITY FLOOR LEADER AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR. FOR BEING ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION (IPU) COMMITTEE ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF PARLIAMENTARIANS ON ITS 128TH SESSION HELD LAST JANUARY 19, 2010

AN ACT CREATING THREE ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT MALABON CITY, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REOGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

AN ACT GRANTING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS TO THE DEPENDENTS OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES (AFP), PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP), BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NBI), PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (PDEA), PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD (PCG) AND BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS (BUCOR) WHO ARE KILLED OR PERMANENTLY INCAPACITATED WHILE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTY OR BY REASON OF THEIR OFFICE OR POSITION

RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND OTHER CONCERNED STATE AGENCIES TO STRATEGIZE AND INITIATE IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENDANCE, DISSEMINATE RELEVANT HEALTH BULLETINS AND INFORMATION AND FORMULATE APPROACHES TO CONTROL THE SURGING LEPTOSPIROSIS OUTBREAK IN AREAS AFFECTED BY TROPICAL STORMS ONDOY, PEPENG, AND OTHER CALAMITIES WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPLEMENTING PREVENTIVE MEASURES TO AVERT THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE

RESOLUTION HONORING AND REMEMBERING CERGE M. REMONDE FOR HIS EXEMPLARY SERVICE IN GOVERNMENT AND OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO JOURNALISM

AN ACT CREATING SIX ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT GENERAL SANTOS CITY, SOUTH COTABATO, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

AN ACT INCREASING THE ALLOWABLE PERSONAL EXEMPTION OF INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 35 (A) OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO FILMMAKER RALSTON JOVER FOR WINNING THE SPECIAL MERIT IN THE DRAGONS AND TIGERS AWARD FOR YOUNG CINEMA COMPETITION FOR THE MOVIE 'BASECO: BAKAL BOYS' DURING THE 28TH ANNUAL VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL HELD AT VANCOUVER, CANADA ON 1-16 OCTOBER 2009

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE RISING NUMBER OF WORKERS IN THE TUNA INDUSTRY LOSING THEIR JOBS DUE TO THE CLOSURE ORDER IMPOSED BY THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES COMMISSION, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF DRAFTING INTERVENTION POLICIES THAT WILL ASSIST AFFECTED WORKERS WHILE THE BAN IS IN FORCE

AN ACT CREATING TWO ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE SIXTH JUDICIAL REGION, ONE TO BE STATIONED AT BAGO CITY AND ONE TO BE STATIONED AT LA CARLOTA CITY, BOTH IN THE PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980 AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING A CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM, PROVIDING FOR THE AUTOMATIC INDEXATION OF CASH GRANTS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO FILMMAKER GIUSEPPE BEDE 'GB' SAMPEDRO FOR RECEIVING THE SPECIAL MENTION CITATION IN THE NEW CURRENTS AWARD OF THE 14TH PUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL HELD IN BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA ON 8-16 OCTOBER 2009 FOR THE MOVIE ASTIG (SQUALOR)

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND COMMERCE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE TWO-YEAR BAN ON PURSE SEINE FISHIING IMPOSED BY THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES COMMISSION (WCPFC) AND ITS IMPACT ON THE TUNA INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTRY, PARTICULARLY IN MINDANAO, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROPOSING LEGISLATIVE MEASURES THAT WOULD STRENGTHEN TRADE LAWS, CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS ON THE TUNA INDUSTRY, PROTECT STAKEHOLDERS DEPENDENT ON TUNA FISHING, AND CUSHION THE EFFECT OF THE BAN ON THE MARKET, PARTICULARLY ON CONSUMERS

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR STIFFER PENALTIES FOR CRIMES RELATING TO FIREARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1866, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8294, AND FOR RELEVANT PURPOSES

AN ACT GRANTING PERMANENT RESIDENCY TO QUALIFIED RELIGIOUS WORKERS AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 9 AND 13 OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 613, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1940 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO PHOTOGRAPHER ENRIQUE FRIO FOR WINNING THREE HONORABLE MENTION AWARDS AT THE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON OCTOBER 2009

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE FLOODING OF IMPORTED CHILDREN'S ACCESSORIES IN THE LOCAL MARKET THAT ARE SAID TO CONTAIN CADMIUM WHICH IS MORE TOXIC THAN LEAD, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF ISSUING PUBLIC HEALTH WARNINGS TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS ON ITS HARMFUL EFFECTS, ESPECIALLY ON CHILDREN

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL GERIATRIC HEALTH CENTRE OF THE PHILIPPINES

AN ACT GOVERNING THE OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE OVERSEAS WORKERS WELFARE ADMINISTRATION

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE SELMA STAR/C! CALIBRE PHILIPPINE SAILING TEAM, SKIPPERED BY VETERAN FILIPINO SAILOR JUN AVECILLA, FOR WINNING THE 2009 BORNEO INTERNATIONAL YACHTING CHALLENGE HELD IN THE MALAYSIAN STATES OF SARAWAK, LABUAN AND SABAH ON 9-15 OCTOBER 2009

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES SHOULD NOT MAKE MIDNIGHT APPOINTMENTS IN THE JUDICIARY, SUCH AS APPOINTING THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT, AS MANDATED BY THE 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION

AN ACT PROVIDING A SYSTEM OF EXTENDING NO-COLLATERAL, LOW-INTEREST LOANS TO GRADUATES OF ANY COURSES OFFERED BY THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS AUTHORITY OR DULY ACCREDITED LEARNING INSTITUTIONS WITH APPROVED OVERSEAS JOB CONTRACTS

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8436, SECTION 6 ALSO KNOWN AS 'AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS TO USE AN AUTOMATED ELECTION SYSTEM IN THE MAY 11, 1998 NATIONAL OR LOCAL ELECTIONS AND IN SUBSEQUENT NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTORAL EXERCISES,' AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9369, ON THE MINIMUM SYSTEM CAPABILITIES OF THE AUTOMATED ELECTION SYSTEM

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING JULIUS VINCENT SY OF ST. STEPHEN'S HIGH SCHOOL, MANILA FOR OBTAINING A PERFECT SCORE IN THE 2009 AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION AWARDED ON 20 OCTOBER 2009 AT THE SOFITEL PHILIPPINE PLAZA MANILA, PASAY CITY, PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED PROLIFERATION OF CHILD TRAFFICKING CASES INVOLVING FILIPINO CHILDREN

AN ACT CREATING FIVE ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT MUNTINLUPA CITY, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

AN ACT TO IMPROVE THE PRESERVATION AND ACCESSIBILITY OF BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO POWERLIFTER ERLINDA PECANTE FOR WINNING FOUR INDIVIDUAL GOLD MEDALS IN THE WOMEN'S 90-KILOGRAM DIVISION OF THE 2009 WORLD MASTERS POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC ON 27 SEPTEMBER - 3 OCTOBER 2009

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON TRADE AND COMMERCE, LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE MECHANISMS TO IMPROVE THE COUNTRY'S BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING INDUSTRY TO ENSURE ITS COMPETITIVENESS AND PROVIDE MEASURES TO PROTECT THE WELFARE OF ITS EMPLOYEES

AN ACT CREATING FOUR ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE FIRST JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT URDANETA CITY, PANGASINAN, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

AN ACT INSTITUTING A PHILIPPINE POLLUTANT RELEASE AND TRANSFER REGISTRY

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO POWERLIFTER ANTONIO TAGUIBAO FOR WINNING THREE INDIVIDUAL GOLD MEDALS AND A SILVER MEDAL IN THE MEN'S 56-KILOGRAM DIVISION OF THE 2009 WORLD MASTERS POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC ON 27 SEPTEMBER - 3 OCTOBER 2009

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM