AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH WORK ALONG SCIENTIFIC LINES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR”

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A LIST OF LOW-LYING AREAS OF THE PHILIPPINE TERRITORY VULNERABLE TO RISING SEA LEVELS AS A RESULT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AND AREAS AT HIGH RISK FOR NATURAL DISASTERS, MANDATING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION AND OTHER CONCERNED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FOR ITS REGULAR UPDATING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH WORK AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

AN ACT UPGRADING THE POSITION OF THE PROVINCIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICER INTO THE PROVINCIAL SCIENCE DIRECTOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AMENDING REPUBLIC AC NO.6959, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PREVALENCE OF FAKE CONDIMENTS MADE WITH SYNTHETIC ACETIC ACID IN THE PHILIPPINE MARKET, IN LIGHT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (DOST) REPORT THAT EIGHT OUT OF TEN LOCAL VINEGAR BRANDS ARE MADE WITH SYNTHETIC ACETIC ACID, WITH THE INTENTION OF PROTECTING CONSUMER HEALTHCARE AGAINST FAKE CONDIMENTS BEING SOLD, ADVERTISED, AND PROMOTED IN THE COUNTRY

A RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO EXPLORE THE EFFICACY AND VIABILITY OF IVERMECTIN AS AN ALTERNATIVE DRUG TO PREVENT AND TREAT CORONAVIRUS DISEASES (COVID-19)

RESOLUTION URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE (UP-MSI), THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY’S PHILIPPINE COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURE, AQUATIC AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (DOSTPCAARRD) AND THE PHILIPPINE COUNCIL ON INDUSTRY, ENERGY AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (DOST-PCIEERD) TO CONDUCT EXPLORATION STUDIES ON THE BENHAM RISE AND THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA OVER WHICH THE PHILIPPINES HAS SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION, WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF ACCOUNTING, IN FULL, THE EXTENT OF AQUATIC, MINERAL, OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS IN THE TERRITORIES AND STRENGTHENING THE CLAIM OF THE PHILIPPINES IN THE AREAS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS AND THE DEPARTMENTS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY TO LOOK INTO THE 'HEARTBLEED' BUG, DUBBED AS THE NEWEST AND BIGGEST SECURITY FLAW THE INTERNET HAS EVER SEEN WHICH THREATENS TO STEAL VITAL ONLINE INFORMATION SUCH AS USERNAMES, PASSWORDS, UPLOADED CONTENTS AND EVEN CREDIT CARD INFORMATION AND PUT IN PLACE MEASURES TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC

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 URGING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE/S TO ASSESS, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE PRESENT DRUG DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY VIS-A-VIS THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF HEALTH RESEARCHES IN THE COUNTRY WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF DEVELOPING HEALTH ALTERNATIVES AND PROVIDING COST EFFECTIVE MEDICINES FOR THE PEOPLE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT THAT EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND ITS 19 ATTACHED AGENCIES, HAVE NOT RECEIVED A SINGLE PESO OF THEIR MAGNA CARTA BENEFITS SINCE MAY 2012