RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNIFIED CONTRACT BY THE SAUDI NATIONAL RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE UPON THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT PROVIDERS WITH ITS PREJUDICIAL EFFECTS TO THE OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NEED TO PROPERLY LABEL MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE PACKS TO AVOID EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION AND IMPROPER USE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED DISTURBING GROWTH IN THE RATE OF LAND SUBSIDENCE IN METRO MANILA

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NEED TO AMEND EXISTING ANTI-GRAFT AND CORRUPTION LAWS TO ADDRESS EVOLVING GRAFT SCHEMES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE POSSESSION, UTILIZATION AND DISPOSITION OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES (AFP)

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE CONTINUING MASS EXODUS OF FILIPINO DOCTORS AND NURSES, WHICH POSE SERIOUS REPERCUSSIONS FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF DRAFTING RECOMMENDATIONS TO CURB, IF NOT ARREST, THE OUTFLOW OF VITAL MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN ORDER TO SAFEGUARD THE HEALTH OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC

RESOLUTION URGING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE/S TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE VIABILITY OF LIFTING AND REMOVING THE REMITTANCE FEES AND CHARGES COLLECTED BY BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FROM OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS)

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON AGRARIAN REFORM; AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS TO INQUIRE, LOOK INTO AND INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE URGENT NEED OF THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM FOR RAPID NATIONAL INDUSTRIALIZATION TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM'S IMPLEMENTATION AND ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF POVERTY AND STARVATION OF OUR PEOPLE WITH THE ULTIMATE END OF ACHIEVING SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ECONOMIC FREEDOM

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES IN THE SENATE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE RISING INCIDENCE OF ELECTRONIC IDENTITY THEFT AND THE SCHEME OF 'PHISHING' IN ELECTRONIC FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS IN THE COUNTRY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROTECTING THE GENERAL PUBLIC

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE DEBACLE OF THE POOR PERFORMANCE OF FILIPINO ATHLETES IN THE OLYMPICS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON IMPLEMENTING A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN EDUCATING THE FILIPINOS ON ANTI-GRAFT AND CORRUPTION PRACTICES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED DREADFUL EFFECTS OF ARMED AND POLITICAL CONFLICTS TO CHILD SURVIVAL IN THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE CALL OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION FOR PHILIPPINE HOSPITALS TO INCREASE ITS EFFORTS TO CURB THE RISING INCIDENTS OF NEONATAL SEPSIS IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE ALLEGED HUGE ALLOWANCES OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED) EXECUTIVES

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE POSSIBILITY OF DEPLOYING HEALTH ATTACHES AND PERMANENT MEDICAL DOCTORS IN EMBASSIES AND PHILIPPINE DIPLOMATIC POSTS IN COUNTRIES WITH CONCENTRATED OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) IN LIEU OF THE HIGHLY-INSENSITIVE MANDATORY PSYCHIATRIC TESTS FOR DEPARTING OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS, WITH THE END-IN-VIEW OF CHARTING HUMANE AND MEANINGFUL POLICIES FOR THE SECTOR

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL COMMUNITIES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OR OVERLAPPING OF LANDS COVERED UNDER THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT ON ANCESTRAL DOMAINS AND LANDS ALREADY ACQUIRED THROUGH OTHER MODES PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE LAW

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE INQUIRY AND ASSESSMENT, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AFP MODERNIZATION PROGRAM IN THE LIGHT OF THE RECENT ILL-FATED CRASH OF ONE OF THE TWO OPERATIONAL C-130S OF THE PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON SPORTS COMPETITIVENESS TO INQUIRE, LOOK INTO AND INVESTIGATE IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE STATE OF PHILIPPINE SPORTS FOLLOWING THE DISMAL FINISH OF THE COUNTRY'S ATHLETIC DELEGATION TO THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED 29TH EDITION OF THE WORLD OLYMPICS HELD IN BEIJING, CHINA; WHERE THE COUNTRY LANDED AS TAILENDER AMONG FIVE OTHER SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS THAT LIKEWISE PARTICIPATED IN THE QUADRENNIAL SPORTING EVENT; AS WELL AS OUR BLEAK STANDING IN OTHER REGIONAL SPORTING MEETS LIKE THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES AND THE ASIAN GAMES WITH THE END IN VIEW OF CALLING ALL STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SPORTING COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER IN CRAFTING A LONG TERM SPORTS DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO REJUVENATE THE COUNTRY'S DETERIORATING CONDITION IN SPORTS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED ONEROUS UNIFIED CONTRACT IMPLEMENTED BY THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA ON ALL SAUDI EMBASSY-ACCREDITED RECRUITMENT AGENCIES IN THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED USE OF VITAMEAL TO AID THE FEEDING PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED SALE OF ADULTERATED CHICKEN DUNG IN BENGUET THAT COULD AFFECT THE PRICE AND QUALITY OF VEGETABLES FROM THAT REGION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND COMMERCE, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE CONTINUING PRICE HIKES OF BASIC COMMODITIES PARTICULARLY BREAD, NOODLES AND SARDINES, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF DETERMINING MEASURES TO STABILIZE MARKET PRICES, STRENGTHEN CONSUMER PROTECTION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES IN THE SENATE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE RAPID DENUDATION OF OUR FOREST COVER WITH THE END IN VIEW OF CRAFTING APPROPRIATE LEGISLATIVE INTERVENTION THAT WOULD CLEARLY DELINEATE, MARK AND PRESERVE OUR REMAINING FOREST COVER

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE CUTTING OF DECADES-OLD TREES AT THE ROMA PARK FRONTING MANILA CATHEDRAL IN HISTORIC MANILA WITH THE END OF VIEW OF TIGHTENING THE SYSTEM OF GRANTING PERMITS AND MONITORING FUNCTIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS VIS-A-VIS THE REMOVAL OF STRUCTURAL AND NON-STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES WITH HISTORICAL VALUE

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE ADEQUACY OF APPROPRIATIONS, PROGRAMS, AND STATUTES RELEVANT TO THE TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS IN THE PHILIPPINES WITH THE END-IN-VIEW OF DOUBLING THE BUDGET TO ADDRESS THE INCREASING PREVALENCE OF THE SICKNESS AND STRENGTHENING THE CITIZEN'S ACCESS TO CHEAP MEDICINES AND PROPER MEDICAL CARE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATIONS TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE ALLEGED GROSS MISMANAGEMENT COMMITTED AND BEING COMMITTED BY OFFICERS AND MANAGERS OF THE METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM (MWSS) AS WELL AS OTHER ANOMALOUS TRANSACTIONS THAT CAN ONLY LEAD TO THE DISSIPATION OF MWSS ASSETS AND THE SOARING PRICE OF WATER IN ITS CONCESSION AREAS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE/S TO INQUIRE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION IN THE PROCUREMENT OF MEDICINES IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES; AND ENERGY TO INQUIRE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9154 ENTITLED 'AN ACT ESTABLISHING MT. KANLA-ON LOCATED IN THE CITIES OF BAGO, LA CARLOTA, AND SAN CARLOS AND IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF LA CASTELLANA AND MURCIA, ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, AND IN THE CITY OF CANLAON AND MUNICIPALITY OF VALLEHERMOSO, BOTH IN THE PROVINCE OF NEGROS ORIENTAL, AS A PROTECTED AREA AND A PERIPHERAL AREA AS BUFFER ZONE PROVIDING FOR ITS MANAGEMENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES WITH THE END IN VIEW OF DETERMINING THE CONFINES OF THE LAW FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENT AND COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GAMES, AMUSEMENT AND SPORTS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE CAUSES OF THE DISMAL PERFORMANCE OF FILIPINO ATHLETES IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS AND ASSESS HOW WE CAN PRODUCE WORLD-CLASS FILIPINO ATHLETES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE/S TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON ALL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS OF THE GOVERNMENT WITH THE END-IN-VIEW OF RATIONALIZING THE EXPENDITURES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURES AND ROADS AND PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN ITS IMPLEMENTATION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE POSSIBLE RISKS OF USING LPG-POWERED ENGINES IN VEHICLES, AND TO MONITOR AND REGULATE THE PRACTICE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE INCREASING NUMBER OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS IN JORDAN DESPITE THE DEPLOYMENT BAN

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED PROLIFERATION OF SO-CALLED DIPLOMA MILLS THAT LEAD TO UNQUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE/S TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PENSION FUND BEING ADMINISTERED BY THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS) IN THE LIGHT OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND REPORTS THAT LIVING PENSIONERS OF THE SYSTEM ARE RECEIVING DEATH NOTICES WHICH CAUSE UNNECESSARY INCONVENIENCES OR DELAYS IN THE RELEASE OF THEIR MONTHLY PENSION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE REPORTED OVER PRICE IN THE PURCHASE OF ROAD RIGHTS OF WAY THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF CONSTRUCTING EXPENSIVE HIGHWAYS NOT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL BUT TO FAVOR A FEW MAJOR SUBDIVISION DEVELOPERS AND HIGH RANKING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON URBAN PLANNING, HOUSING AND RESETTLEMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF THE CABUYAO AND NEW BILIBID PRISON RESETTLEMENT SITES FOR INFORMAL FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE NORTHRAIL-SOUTHRAIL LINKAGE PROJECT AND THE SOUTHRAIL PROJECT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9367, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'BIOFUELS ACT OF 2006', WITH THE END IN VIEW OF DETERMINING APPROPRIATE REMEDIAL MEASURES THAT WILL ENSURE THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW, ACTIVATING THE BIOFUELS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND COMMERCE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STABILITY OF PRICES OF BASIC COMMODITIES AND THE UNDERLYING FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO ITS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR THROUGHOUT THE SUPPLY CHAIN, IN ORDER TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE MEASURES THAT WILL STRENGTHEN CONSUMER PROTECTION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE CONTEMPT AND ARREST ORDER ISSUED BY THE SENATE AGAINST FORMER DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE UNDERSECRETARY JOCELYN BOLANTE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED ONEROUS PROVISIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TAX RELIEF PACKAGE LAW

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COLLECTION OF ADVANCE PAYMENT OF THE 12% VALUE-ADDED TAX (VAT) FROM SUGAR COOPERATIVES BY THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE NOTWITHSTANDING THEIR TAX EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTIONS 61 AND 62 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6938, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'COOPERATIVE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES', AND SECTION 109 (R) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997', WITH THE END IN VIEW OF DETERMINING APPROPRIATE REMEDIAL MEASURES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NEED TO IMPROVE THE TRAINING FACILITIES FOR THE NURSING PROFESSION AND TO REVIEW THE NURSING CURRICULUM TO ENSURE THE GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS OF FILIPINO NURSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED DEFICIENCY IN FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT OF OUR DISASTER AGENCIES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE CONTINUING DETERIORATION OF LAGUNA DE BAY

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE OPERATIONS OF LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES WHICH ARE REPORTED TO HAVE INADEQUATE CREDENTIALS AND FACILITIES TO OFFER HIGHER EDUCATION COURSES IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE/S TO CONDUCT AN IMMEDIATE INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLICATIONS TO DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND INVESTMENTS OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS BEING EXPERIENCED BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WITH THE END-IN-VIEW OF RECOMMENDING SHORT-AND LONG-TERM POLICY MEASURES AND SAFETY NETS TO RIDE OUT THE SAME

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES IN THE SENATE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE ALLEGED ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE IN THE COUNTRY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PREVENTING THE EXTINCTION OF OUR ENDANGERED SPECIES AND PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF GENERAL PUBLIC AGAINST DISEASES AND VIRUSES CARRIED BY THESE ILLEGALLY TRADED WILDLIFE

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD; AND TRADE AND COMMERCE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO DETERMINING WAYS TO SAVE THE PHILIPPINE COTTON INDUSTRY AND RESURRECT ITS ONCE LOFTY STANDING IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, IN THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF ESCALATING CRISIS IN THE U.S. FINANCIAL MARKET TO THE ECONOMY WITH THE END IN VIEW OF DETERMINING REMEDIAL MEASURES TO ADDRESS THE SAME

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES IN THE USE OF FUNDS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AS REPORTED BY THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT TO THE DETRIMENT OF FILIPINO FARMERS