RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE WORSENING WATER CRISIS IN THE ASIAN REGION, AND THE NEED FOR THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT EFFICIENT WATER GOVERNANCE PRACTICES TO COMBAT WATER SHORTAGE

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD TO CONDUCT AN IMMEDIATE INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE PLIGHT OF FILIPINO COCONUT FARMERS TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE REPORTED OUTBREAK OF SCALE INSECTS IN CALABARZON, THE RECURRING PROBLEM OF PESTILENCE AND THE STRESSES OF WEATHER DESTROYING COCO FARMS WITH THE INTENTION OF PROTECTING THE COCONUT INDUSTRY AND ITS FARMERS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED INCREASE IN THEFT CASES INVOLVING AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES (ATM)

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON CIVIL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND ON FINANCE TO CONDUCT A REVIEW, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, OF THE COMPENSATION SCHEDULE OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF INCREASING SALARY, THEREBY ENSURING THAT IT IS RESPONSIVE TO THE PREVAILING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE DEPLORABLE ABUSES ALLEGEDLY PERPETRATED BY BARANGAY OFFICIALS AND THE NEED TO INSTITUTE STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR HANDLING CASES OF CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW ESPECIALLY IN THE BARANGAY LEVEL

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PASS-ON CHARGES OF MAYNILAD WATER AND MANILA WATER, WHICH INCLUDE THEIR INCOME TAX PAYMENTS, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF REVISITING THE REGULATORY POWERS OF THE METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM (MWSS), AND ENSURING THAT CONSUMER RIGHTS AND WELFARE ARE PROTECTED

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED NEED TO IMPLEMENT STRICTER PENALTIES AGAINST HAZING

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC PROGRAM OF THE GOVERNMENT AMID THE WORSENING TRAFFIC GRIDLOCKS WHERE PRECIOUS RESOURCES AND MAN-HOURS ARE WASTED, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF DETERMINING IF SUCH TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN WOULD ACTUALLY EASE CONGESTION IN MAJOR URBAN CENTERS AND SPEED UP THE SAFE AND EFFICIENT MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND GOODS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION’S CALL FOR GOVERNMENTS TO STRENGTHEN PROGRAMS TO CURB TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND REDUCE ROAD DEATHS IN ACCORDANCE TO THE AIMS OF THE UNITED NATIONS’ DECADE OF ACTION FOR ROAD SAFETY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE VIABILITY OF THE APPROVED OVER-ALL MASTER PLAN ON FLOOD MANAGEMENT IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING A COMPREHENSIVE AND COST-EFFICIENT SOLUTION TO THE FLOODING PROBLEM AND WOULD IMMEDIATELY BRING RELIEF TO THE PUBLIC

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF REFERENCE POINTS FOR FISH HARVEST TO ADDRESS OVERFISHING IN THE COUNTRY’S WATERS AND MANAGE A SUSTAINABLE FISHERY AS PROPOSED BY THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES COMMISSION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE JOB GENERATION PROGRAM OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE FACE OF THE STRONG GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) GROWTH IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2013 THAT HAS GENERATED FEWER JOBS, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING THAT FILIPINOS HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY JOBS ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HIGHER ECONOMIC GROWTH

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PROLIFERATION OF FLY-BY-NIGHT CLINICS OFFERING TREATMENT FOR SEXUALLY-TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS

RESOLUTION URGING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PROPOSAL TO CORPORATIZE PUBLIC HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CENTERS WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING THE PROVISION OF AN EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE SERVICE FOR ALL FILIPINOS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PROLIFERATION OF MARINE DEAD ZONES WHICH COULD LEAD TO HUGE ECONOMIC LOSSES FOR THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE SERIES OF INCREASES IN ELECTRICITY RATES REPORTEDLY DUE TO THE STRANDED DEBTS OF THE NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION (NPC) THAT ARE BEING PASSED ON TO POWER END-USERS, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING A RELIABLE AND SECURE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC POWER AT REASONABLE AND AFFORDABLE RATES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED NEED TO INTRODUCE AND IMPLEMENT TOXIC REDUCTION STRATEGIES IN COSMETICS AND OTHER CONSUMER PRODUCTS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON FOREIGN RELATIONS AND ON YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS TO LOOK INTO THE ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT OF SELECTED EMBASSY OFFICIALS AND STAFF POSTED IN THE MIDDLE EAST ON THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF DISTRESSED OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS CURRENTLY BEING SHELTERED INSIDE EMBASSY PREMISES, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF STRENGTHENING CURRENT MECHANISMS IN THE REPATRIATION OF BELEAGUERED MIGRANT WORKERS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ESSENTIAL BENEFITS OF URBAN AGRICULTURE AS A VIABLE SOLUTION TO THE LOOMING FOOD SHORTAGE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO LOOK INTO THE IMPACT OF THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASES OF OIL PRICES VIS-A-VIS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED 8479 WITH THE END IN VIEW OF REVIEWING THE SUFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVITY OF SAID LAW AND ENACTING LEGISLATIVE MEASURES, IF THERE BE A NEED, TO ADDRESS THE SAME

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED NEED TO CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE FINANCIAL SYSTEM, AND THE REPORTED NEED TO MONITOR AND REGULATE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS OUTSIDE THE BANKING SECTOR

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY, AND CIVIL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION TO LOOK INTO THE PLIGHT OF FILIPINO NURSES, THEIR WORK AND EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON STRENGTHENING THE LOCAL FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY THROUGH HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINT CERTIFICATION AS ENDORSED BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY IN AID OF LEGISLATION ON THE MINDANAO POWER SUPPLY SITUATION WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENACTING LEGISLATIVE MEASURES TO ADDRESS THE SAME

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PREVAILING AND DEPLORABLE PRACTICE OF ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING OF UNBORN BABIES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED LOOMING INCREASE IN FARE RATES AT THE METRO RAIL TRANSIT 3 (MRT 3) AND THE TWO LINES OF THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT), WITH THE END IN VIEW OF DETERMINING THE PROPERTY OF SUCH PLANNED HIKES AND ENSURING A SAFE, RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NEED TO CURB THE INCREASING NUMBER OF ILLEGAL REMITTANCE AGENTS BY IMPOSING STRICTER PENALTIES AND PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO LEGITIMATE REMITTANCE CHANNELS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT CORPORATION AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NEW SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM (SSS) POLICY PROVIDING RULES AND QUALIFICATIONS IN AVAILING LIFETIME PENSIONS, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING THE WELFARE OF SSS MEMBERS AND PENSIONERS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE-PHILIPPINES’ CALL TO REDUCE THE COUNTRY’S DEPENDENCE ON COAL FOR THE COUNTRY’S ENERGY NEEDS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN OMNIBUS ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, OF THE ACTUARIAL STATUS OF STATE AND PRIVATE SECTOR PENSION AND INSURANCE FUNDS AS MANAGED BY THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS), SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM (SSS) AND THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION (PHILHEALTH), AS WELL AS THE HOUSING FUNDS AS ADMINISTERED BY THE HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (HDMF) OR PAG-IBIG, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF IMPROVING THE DELIVERY OF THEIR SERVICES AND ENSURING THE FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF THESE GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON STRENGTHENING THE LEGISLATION ON INDIGENOUS AND ENDANGERED SPECIES PATTERNED ON THE ONGOING SUCCESS OF WORLDWIDE EFFORTS BY ENVIRONMENTALIST GROUPS OF PROTECTING AND INCREASING THE GREEN TURTLE POPULATION

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9136 OR THE ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY REFORM ACT OF 2001, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF AMENDING THE LAW IN ORDER TO MAKE IT MORE EFFECTIVE IN LOWERING THE ELECTRICITY RATES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE WORSENING CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY’S CORAL REEFS DUE TO CORAL BLEACHING

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED NEED TO ENSURE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS THAT PROTECT THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF TEACHERS

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 DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NOTORIOUS REPUTATION OF THE PHILIPPINES AS A SOURCE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS AND ITS TRANSSHIPMENT IN ASIA

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NEED TO ENACT A COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL FOOD POLICY TO ADDRESS THE ALARMING INCREASE OF MALNUTRITION AMONG FILIPINO CHILDREN

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALERTNESS AND RESPONSIVENESS OF THE GOVERNMENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL DISEASE OUTBREAKS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NEED TO PROTECT SEA TURTLES ENDEMIC TO THE PHILIPPINES AND TO ESTABLISH PROTECTED AREAS FOR THEIR NESTING GROUNDS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PROPRIETY OF GRANTING POWERS NECESSARY AND PROPER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES TO IMMEDIATELY SOLVE THE WORSENING TRAFFIC AND FLOODING PROBLEMS IN METRO MANILA AND NEARBY PROVINCES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PROPRIETY OF USING THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS’ RESOURCES IN PROVIDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO FILIPINO DRUG MULES IN HONGKONG, WHO ARE NOT EVEN OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFW’S)

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS) SOCIAL INSURANCE FUND AND THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS RAISED AGAINST GSIS FOR ALLEGED INEFFICIENCIES IN THE PROCESSING AND DELIVERY OF MEMBERS' BENEFITS, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING A HEALTHY PENSION FUND SYSTEM THAT WOULD BE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF ITS MEMBERS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GAMES, AMUSEMENT AND SPORTS TO LOOK INTO, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE PREPARATIONS BEING DONE FOR THE 27TH SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF THE COCONUT LEVY ASSETS, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING THAT IT WILL BE USED PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL COCONUT FARMERS AND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COCONUT INDUSTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO DETERMINE THE STATE OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES NATIONWIDE AND ESTABLISH THE POSSIBLE LIABILITIES OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION (NEA) AND ALBAY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED(ALECO) IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE RECURRENCE OF EVENTS SIMILAR TO THE RECENT POWER BLACKOUT IN ALBAY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ATTAINING TOTAL ELECTRIFICATION AND STRENGTHENING REGULATORY FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN THE ENERGY SECTOR.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED DELAYS IN THE RELEASE OF MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES, STICKERS AND TAGS BY THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROVIDING PROMPT, ADEQUATE AND TRANSPARENT DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND COMMERCE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY INTEGRATION, TO ASSESS THE RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FILIPINO WORKFORCE AND THE DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES, AND TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THESE ACCORDINGLY.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD, ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY AND ON TRADE AND COMMERCE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE FAILURE TO STOP RAMPANT MEAT AND OFFAL SMUGGLING THAT THREATENS THE VIABILITY OF THE LOCAL LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY INDUSTRIES, UNDERMINES MEASURES TO ENSURE SUPPLY OF HIGH-QUALITY MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS AND DIMINISHES GOVERNMENT REVENUES WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ATTAINING FOOD SAFETY AND SECURITY AND STRENGTHENING THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED P10-BILLION PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND SCAM.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE SERVICE CONTRACTS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO THE ENERGY EXPLORATION COMPANIES, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING THAT SUCH CONTRACTS ARE NOT DISADVANTAGEOUS TO GOVERNMENT AND TO OUR INDIGENOUS ENERGY RESOURCES