AN ACT PROMOTING THE CREATION OF GREEN COLLAR JOBS, PROVIDING A STRATEGIC INITIATIVE FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED PEOPLE ARE INDEED GIVEN ACCESS TO EMERGENCY JOBS CREATED UNDER ONGOING PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE SO-CALLED COMPREHENSIVE LIVELIHOOD AND EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF LABOR-BASED, EQUIPMENT-SUPPORTED (LBES) METHODS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE SUCCESS OF THE LABO PROGRESSIVE MULTIPURPOSE COOPERATIVE, OPERATING IN THE BICOL REGION, IN COMING UP WITH NEW GOODS OUT OF PINEAPPLE AND BEING ABLE TO CREATE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THEREFOR AND CONDUCT A STUDY ON HOW THE VENTURE CAN BE REPLICATED IN OTHER PROVINCES OF THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION URGING AND RECOMMENDING TO THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, ITS AGENCIES AND INSTRUMENTALITIES INCLUDING GOVERNMENT OWNED- AND CONTROLLED- CORPORATIONS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ADOPT MECHANISMS GEARED TO ASSIST RETRENCHED AND UNEMPLOYED WORKERS, NEW GRADUATES, WORKING STUDENTS AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE-STOP WORKERS' ASSISTANCE CENTERS, GENERATION OF SHORT- AND LONG- TERM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, LIVELIHOOD TRAININGS AND SEMINARS, EXPANSION OF THE STUDENT APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF INCOME AND SIMILAR HELP APPROACHES

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO REVIEW, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON LABOR PARTICULARLY OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT WITH THE END-IN-VIEW OF CRAFTING LONG-TERM PLANS AND STRATEGIES THAT ARE FLEXIBLE IN ANY GIVEN NATIONAL ECONOMIC SITUATION