RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE 104TH FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY OF THE IGLESIA NI CRISTO (INC), RECOGNIZING ITS CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY, AND COMMENDING THE LEADERSHIP OF KA EDUARDO V. MANALO

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATE OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY AND ON THE GOVERNMENT’S COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR IMPROVING INTERNET ACCESS, QUALITY, AND AFFORDABILITY IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO JUNIOR CHESS PLAYER JULIUS GONZALES FOR BAGGING THE BRONZE MEDAL IN THE STANDARD CHESS-OPEN 8 DIVISION OF THE 10TH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) AGE-GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN HUE, VIETNAM ON 6-15 JUNE 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE AWARDEES FOR THE 2009 SEARCH FOR OUTSTANDING TEACHERS HONORED BY THE METROBANK FOUNDATION, INC.

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MASS MEDIA AND PUBLIC WORKS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE JUAN LUNA BUILDING HOUSING AND NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE PHILIPPINES (NAP), WITH THE END GOALS OF FORMULATING MEASURES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHIVING AND RECORD-KEEPING IN THE PHILIPPINES AND THE RELOCATION OF THE NAP

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE TOTAL BAN AGAINST THE USE OF THE MODIFIED DANISH SEINE OR HULBOT-HULBOT METHOD OF FISHING RESULTING TO FISH SHORTAGE IN THE DOMESTIC MARKET

RESOLUTION COMMENDING TABON-TABON, LEYTE FOR THEIR INNOVATIVE RECYCLING PROJECT OF ACCEPTING PLASTIC MATERIALS AS PAYMENT FOR PUBLIC SERVICES AS PART OF THEIR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD TO INQUIRE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT RELATIVE TO RICE IMPORTATION INCLUDING THE PROCESS OF PROCUREMENT WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROTECTING PUBLIC FUNDS AGAINST OVERPRICING

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT’S REPORTED LACK OF ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT FOR THE MASA MASID PROJECT, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING PROPER INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF TRANSPARENCY MECHANISMS IN IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES AND DUE COMPLIANCE WITH ANNUAL REPORTING PROCEDURES

RESOLUTION URGING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE, TO LOOK INTO AND CONDUCT A TRANSPARENCY ASSESSMENT, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATE POLICIES TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT IMPORTANT NATIONAL HERITAGE, CULTURAL PROPERTIES, AND SIGNIFICANT PHILIPPINE LANDMARKS, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE REPORTED CONSTRUCTION OF 31-FLOOR CONDOMINIUM NEAR A NATIONAL TREASURE SUCH AS THE SAN SEBASTIAN CHURCH WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROVIDING CLARITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT POLICY OF THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO INTERNATIONAL MASTER OLIVER BARBOSA FOR EMERGING AS OVERALL CHAMPION IN THE 6TH ANNUAL GEORGE WASHINGTON OPEN INTERNATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD ON 13-14 JUNE 2009 IN STERLING, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

RESOLUTION CONCURRING IN THE RATIFICATION OF THE HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE ASEAN CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE MANILA SYMPHONY JUNIOR ORCHESTRA FOR WINNING THE GRAND PRIZE WITH OUTSTANDING SUCCESS AT THE 12TH SUMMA CUM LAUDE FESTIVAL HELD IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA FROM JULY 6 TO 11, 2018

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE FEASIBILITY OF DESIGNING A PROGRAM AND CORRESPONDING INCENTIVES FOR SERVICE-ORIENTED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS, PRIVATE CORPORATIONS, AS WELL AS CIVIC-MINDED CITIZENS AND STUDENTS TO PROVIDE VOLUNTARY TEACHING SERVICES TO OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH (OSCY), AND TO INTEGRATE THE SAME INTO THE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM (ALS) ESTABLISHED UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9155, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘GOVERNANCE OF BASIC EDUCATION ACT OF 2001

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO JUNIOR CHESS PLAYER JEDARA DOCENA FOR BAGGING THE BRONZE MEDAL IN THE STANDARD CHESS-GIRLS 20 DIVISION OF THE 10TH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) AGE-GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN HUE, VIETNAM ON 6-15 JUNE 2009

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS, RECOGNIZING THE PRINCIPLE OF SEPARATION OF POWERS BETWEEN AND AMONG AGENCIES, TO REVIEW THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8493, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘SPEEDY TRIAL ACT OF 1998’, IN LIGHT OF THE SURFEIT OF JUSTICE IN THE COUNTRY DUE TO THE SLOW DISPOSITION OF CASES AND CLOGGED DOCKETS, TO HELP POOR LITIGANTS, AND TO RECOMMEND REMEDIAL LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON THE NEED TO CUT GOVERNMENT SPENDING TO EASE PRICE PRESSURES AND TEMPER INFLATION, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF RECOMMENDING MEASURES TO MANAGE ECONOMIC RISKS AND BOOST CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO JUNIOR CHESS PLAYER MIKEE CHARLENE SUEDE FOR BAGGING THE SILVER AND BRONZE MEDALS IN THE RAPID CHESS-GIRLS 16 DIVISION AND STANDARD CHESS-GIRLS 16 DIVISION, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE 10TH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) AGE-GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN HUE, VIETNAM ON 6-15 JUNE 2009

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ISSUES ARISING FROM THE REGULARIZATION OF EMPLOYEES WITH A VIEW TO ADDRESS GAPS THEREIN THROUGH LEGISLATION OR POLICY REVIEW

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE EXISTING PROCEDURES AND/OR PROTOCOLS IN THE LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD (LTFRB) AMIDST REPORTS OF ALLEGED RAILROADING AND/OR IRREGULARITIES LEADING TO ISSUANCES BY THE BOARD, WITH THE END GOALS OF FORMULATING MEASURES TO UPHOLD THE RIGHT OF PERTINENT STAKEHOLDERS TO BE HEARD, TO ENSURE THAT RELEVANT RECOMMENDATIONS, OPINIONS AND ANALYSES OF INVOLVED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES BE JUDICIOUSLY CONSIDERED, AND TO ULTIMATELY ENSURE THAT THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE RIDING PUBLIC BE SERVED

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE CHILD INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAM TO MINIMIZE THE INCIDENCE OF CHILD INJURIES

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING SENATOR LEILA M. DE LIMA FOR BEING CONFERRED THE PRESTIGIOUS ‘PRIZE FOR FREEDOM’ AWARD BY LIBERAL INTERNATIONAL IN RECOGNITION OF HER UNWAVERING AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO THE DIGNITY AND RIGHTS OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE(S) TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED IMPORTATION OF PLASTIC WASTE FROM SOUTH KOREA

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO JUNIOR CHESS PLAYER SAMANTHA GLO REVITA FOR BAGGING THE SILVER MEDAL IN THE RAPID CHESS-GIRLS 10 DIVISION OF THE 10TH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) AGE-GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN HUE, VIETNAM ON 6-15 JUNE 2009

RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE DISTINGUISHED CAREER AND OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO PHILIPPINE PUBLIC SERVICE OF OMBUDSMAN AND FORMER SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE CONCHITA CARPIO MORALES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON A MEDICAL STUDY PUBLISHED ON WORLD PNEUMONIA DAY, REGARDING THE PREVALENCE OF PNEUMONIA AS ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATHS IN CHILDREN, IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT PNEUMONIA IS ONE OF THE TOP THREE CAUSES OF INFANT MORTALITY IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE STATE OF THE BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTRY AIMED AT STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING THE SECTOR AMIDST THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE POSSIBLE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THE PLANNED BINONDO-INTRAMUROS BRIDGE ON SEVERAL HERITAGE SITES IN THE CITY OF MANILA

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING ERLINDA UY KOE FOR WINNING THE INAUGURAL ASEAN PRIZE DURING THE 33RD ASEAN SUMMIT THAT WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 11 TO 15, 2018 AT SINGAPORE

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO JUNIOR CHESS PLAYER LENNON HART SALGADOS FOR BAGGING THE SILVER MEDAL IN THE STANDARD CHESS-OPEN 16 DIVISION OF THE 10TH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) AGE-GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN HUE, VIETNAM ON 6-15 JUNE 2009

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE DEFECTIVE PATROL VEHICLES DELIVERED TO THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED 5,100 TONS OF GARBAGE THAT ARRIVED FROM SOUTH KOREA WITH THE END IN VIEW OF REVIEWING AND IMPROVING GUIDELINES AND PROTOCOLS ON THE MOVEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE STATUS OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES, ADVANCED RESEARCHES AND INVENTIONS MADE BY FILIPINO INVENTORS, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROMOTING, PROTECTING AND SUPPORTING THE GENERAL WELFARE OF OUR LOCAL SCIENTISTS AND INVENTORS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, REGARDING THE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. (R.A.) 7076, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘PEOPLE’S SMALL-SCALE MINING ACT OF 1991’ AND PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. (P.D.) 1899 ENTITLED ‘ESTABLISHING SMALL-SCALE MINING AS A NEW DIMENSION IN MINERAL DEVELOPMENT’, IN THE VILLAGE OF LA FRATERNIDAD IN THE TOWNS OF TUBAY, AGUSAN DEL SUR PROVINCE

RESOLUTION URGING THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT TO RELEASE THE DEFINITIVE DRAFT OF THE OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AGREEMENT/S WITH CHINA BEFORE SIGNING, AND DIRECTING SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE POTENTIAL DEAL/S ON OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION WITH CHINA

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON STRENGTHENING THE PHILIPPINES' CAPABILITIES IN DOING BUSINESS ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS SET BY THE 2013 WORLD BANK AND THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION REPORT

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING KARL SATINITIGAN AND TIMOTHY HUELVA FOR WINNING THE ‘BEST OF THE BEST AWARD’ GRAND PRIZE AND CASH PRIZE OF HK$100,000 IN THE HSBC YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR AWARDS FOR THEIR PROJECT ‘AREKA! LEAF TABLEWARE’ HELD ON 22 JUNE 2009 AT THE HSBC CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN HONG KONG, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ISLAND DESTINATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON SOCIAL DUMPING AND THE PLIGHT OF THE TWENTY-TWO (22) FILIPINO TRUCK DRIVERS RESCUED/ APPREHENDED IN PADBORG, DENMARK

RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PLANNED METRO RAIL TRANSIT (MRT) FARE INCREASE TO TAKE EFFECT ON 2013, IN VIEW OF THE STRONG OPPOSITION FROM THE RIDING PUBLIC IN GENERAL

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF STO. TOMAS SINGERS FOR PLACING FIRST IN THE REQUIRED PIECES AND FOLK COMPETITION AND FOR WINNING THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD IN THE 2009 CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL AND COMPETITION HELD AT THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON 25-28 JUNE 2009

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE PROFOUND SYMPATHY AND SINCERE CONDOLENCES OF THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES ON THE DEATH OF FILIPINA HISTORIAN AND WRITER CARMEN GUERRERO NAKPIL

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE POSSIBLE DELISTING OF THE ‘BAROQUE CHURCHES OF THE PHILIPPINES’ FROM THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST

RESOLUTION COMMENDING CARLOS 'KESZ' VALDEZ FOR WINNING THE 2012 INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S PEACE PRIZE IN RECOGNITION OF HIS OUTSTANDING EFFORTS IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THOUSANDS OF STREET CHIDLREN BY TEACHING THEM THEIR RIGHTS BY INSPIRING THEM TO LIVE BETTER LIVES

RESOLUTION HONORING THE LATE JUSTICE EMILIO A. GANCAYCO FOR HIS LIFETIME SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO PHILIPPINE SOCIETY AND THE JUDICIARY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10845 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ANTI-AGRICULTURAL SMUGGLING ACT OF 2016, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING STRICT AND PROPER ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON WOMEN, CHILDREN, FAMILY RELATIONS AND GENDER EQUALITY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE CONTINUED PROLIFERATION OF CHILD CYBER SEX ABUSE IN THE PHILIPPINES DESPITE EXISTING LAWS, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING THAT THE WELFARE OF THE FILIPINO CHILDREN AND YOUTH ARE PROTECTED THROUGH THE TIGHTENING OF APPLICABLE LAWS, AND THE EXPANSION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EXISTING LEGISLATION PENALIZING AND PROHIBITING CHILD CYBERSEX TRAFFICKING

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS AND THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT A JOINT INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED DUMPING OF TOXIC WASTE IN PHILIPPINE WATERS BY A FOREIGN FIRM AND ITS ALLEGED CLAIM OF COVERAGE UNDER THE VISITING FORCES AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES TO AVOID INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE CRIMINAL LIABILITY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING THAT IMPLEMENTATION OF PHILIPPINE TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE THE PARAMOUNT OBJECTIVE OF PROTECTING THE NATIONAL INTEREST

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE IGLESIA FILIPINA INDEPENDIENTE, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF OBISPO MAXIMO GODOFREDO J. DAVID, ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 107TH ANNIVERSARY ON AUGUST 3, 2009

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLE MODERNIZATION PROGRAM (PUVM) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOTR), WITH THE END GOALS OF CRAFTING MEASURES PRIORITIZING EXISTING DRIVERS AND/OR OPERATORS OF PUVS, ENSURING REALISTIC AND DOABLE TERMS AND REGULATIONS FOR THEIR COMPLIANCE AND STRENGTHENING CHECKS AND BALANCES TO WEED OUT CORRUPTION IN THE MODERNIZATION PROCESS