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 APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE/S, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S DEFICIENCIES IN UTILIZING THE P67.32 BILLION COVID-19 FUND AS STATED IN THE 2020 COMMISSION ON AUDIT REPORT, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING THAT FUTURE FUNDS ALLOCATED TO THE DEPARTMENT ARE UTILIZED PROPERLY AND IMMEDIATELY FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE

RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS, TO FAST TRACK THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL VACCINE DATABASE OF COVID-19 VACCINES ADMINISTERED TO FILIPINOS AS A STANDARD MEASURE TO VERIFY PROOF OF VACCINATION AND AVERT FALSIFICATION AND POSSIBLE ABUSES OF RECEIVING DOSES BEYOND THE PRESCRIBED POLICIES OF THE GOVERNMENT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE FINDINGS OF COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA) REPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) ON THE REPORTED UNSPENT FUNDS, MISSTATEMENTS, IRREGULARITIES AND DEFICIENCIES, WITH THE END VIEW OF ADDRESSING RECURRENT ISSUES THAT HAS PLAGUED ITS SERVICES, AS WELL AS THE PERSISTENT FAULTS AND LAPSES THAT GIVE RISE TO WASTAGE EVEN AMIDST TIMES OF SCARCITY AND SHORTAGE, AND HOLDING ACCOUNTABLE IDENTIFYING AND HOLDING ACCOUNTABLE THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAME

RESOLUTION CALLING ON CONGRESS, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS FOR URGENT AND COORDINATED ACTION AGAINST THE SPREAD OF ZIKA VIRUS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE DENGUE IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH VIS-ÀVIS THE SANOFI PASTEUR’S NEW CLINICAL FINDINGS ON THE VACCINE DENGVAXIA’S ADVERSE EFFECTS TO ITS RECIPIENTS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE REPORTED DANGER OF THE SCHOOL-BASED DENGUE VACCINATION PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF CRAFTING MEASURES THAT WILL ENSURE THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; STRENGTHEN PARTICIPATORY AND TRANSPARENT GOVERNANCE; AND HOLD ACCOUNTABLE PERTINENT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS IN THIS REGARD

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATIONS TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED UNAUTHORIZED TRANSFER OF P10.6 BILLION PHILHEALTH FUNDS ALLOTTED FOR SENIOR CITIZENS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE WASTE MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES SET BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED ALARMING RISE OF LEPTOSPIROSIS CASES IN WESTERN VISAYAS IN 2011 TO FACILITATE THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT’S PROGRAMS FOR THE DISEASE’S PREVENTION AND MITIGATION ESPECIALLY DURING TYPHOON SEASON

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE LEPTOSPIROSIS OUTBREAK IN AND AROUND THE NORTHERN CITY OF OLONGAPO

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NEED TO ENACT MEASURES TO PREVENT THE OUTBREAK OF HAND, FOOT, AND MOUTH DISEASE IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CREATE GUIDELINES REGARDING ONLINE SELLING, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS WITH THE INTENTION OF PROTECTING CONSUMER HEALTHCARE AGAINST COUNTERFEIT PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS BEING SOLD, ADVERTISED AND PROMOTED THROUGH THE INTERNET

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S WARNING ON THE DANGERS OF THIRD HAND SMOKE

RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL (UP-PGH) AND OTHER STATE ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND HOSPITALS TO CREATE A STUDY GROUP ON AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS), A NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE THAT AFFECTS NERVE CELLS IN THE BRAIN AND THE SPINAL CORD LEADING TO PARALYSIS, TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF ITS AFFLICTION AND THE NUMBER OF AFFECTED FILIPINOS, WITH THE INTENTION OF PROVIDING SUPPORT MECHANISMS AND ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE RARE DISEASE

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY REGARDING THE EBOLA VIRUS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S CAPABILITY AND PREPAREDNESS IN THE EVENT THAT SAID VIRUS REACHES PHILIPPINE TERRITORY, WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF FORMULATING PREVENTIVE AND CONTINGENCY MEASURES TO ADDRESS POSSIBLE CASES OF EBOLA VIRUS IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO DETERMINE THE PREPAREDNESS OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT ON THE DETECTION, PREVENTION, MINIMIZATION, TREATMENTS AND CONTAINMENT MEASURES OF THE EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE AND THE CAPACITY OF OUR HEALTH WORKERS AND PROFESSIONALS TO HANDLE SAID DISEASE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON REPORTS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PURCHASED VACCINES OTHER THAN THOSE RECOMMENDED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND OTHER GROUPS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT THAT FILIPINOS HAVE BEEN USED AS HUMAN SUBJECTS IN HIGHLY IRREGULAR TRIALS FOR ANTI-MALARIA DRUGS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE RECENT COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA) REPORT THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) FAILED TO PROPERLY UTILIZE FUNDS THAT WERE INTENDED FOR CALAMITY RELIEF ASSISTANCE IN 2013

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 175.7 PERCENT INCREASE IN HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE CASES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, REGARDING THE NATIONWIDE SCHOOL DEWORMING ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH THAT RESULTED IN THE HOSPITALIZATION OF MORE THAN 1000 GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT THAT THE INCIDENCE OF HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE AMONG CHILDREN IS STEEPLY RISING

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 CASES OF JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS IN THE CORDILLERA REGION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE RECENT COMMISSION ON AUDIT REPORT THAT THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS REMAINED UNUTILIZED IN 14 HOSPITALS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN 2014.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT THAT THE P1-BILLION ALLOCATION FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES WAS STRICKEN OFF THE 2016 BUDGET BY THE SENATE

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ANTI-BLINDNESS PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF ADOPTING A NATIONAL FRAMEWORK TO ADDRESS PREVENTABLE BLINDNESS AND TO REINFORCE EYE HEALTH CARE IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ANTI-BLINDNESS PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ADOPTING EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO ADDRESS PREVENTABLE BLINDNESS AND REINFORCE EYE HEALTH/VISION CARE IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND OTHER CONCERNED GOVERNMENT INSTRUMENTALITIES TO REVIEW THE INITIATIVES BEING DRAWN FOR HEALTH CARE AND BASIC SERVICES TO FACILITATE THE READINESS OF THE COUNTRY TO COMBAT HIGH-PROFILE DISEASES AND HEALTH EMERGENCIES PARTICULARLY THE TIMELY OUTBREAK OF THE AH1N1 VIRUS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY AND THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT A JOINT INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS IN THE PREVENTION OF MATERNAL AND NEWBORN DEATHS

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR ITS EXEMPLARY EFFORTS IN PROVIDING OUR COUNTRY WITH THE BEST CHILD HEALTH CARE AMONG 55 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION TO USE ALL RESOURCES AVAILABLE, TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE AND ASSIST THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1ST GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY ON THE 15TH OF OCTOBER 2008

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE TO URGE THE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY AND OTHER PERTINENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND INSTRUMENTALITIES TO INSTALL ADEQUATE MEASURES THAT WILL ALLOW THE TESTING OF ALL FOODS PRODUCTS FOR HUMAN AND ANIMAL CONSUMPTION FOR ANY TRADE OF THE CHEMICAL MELAMINE (C3H6N6)

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO ALL MILK PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS CONTAINING MELAMINE IN THE PHILIPPINES, CREATE A COMPOSITE TEAM COMPRISED OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY (DTI), BUREAU OF FOOD AND DRUGS (BFAD), AND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DA) TO CONDUCT RANDOM INSPECTION AND EXAMINATION OF ALL MILK PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS CONTAINING MELAMINE, AND IN THE MEANTIME, DIRECT THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH TO IMMEDIATELY BAN THE SALE, DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMPTION OF ALL SAID PRODUCTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY