RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT THAT THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT ORDERED GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL OFFICIALS TO RETURN A TOTAL OF P21.9 MILLION IN BONUSES DISTRIBUTED TO ITS EMPLOYEES IN 2014

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED INCIDENTS OF DEATH AND HARASSMENT AGAINST GOVERNMENT ANTI-ILLEGAL LOGGING AGENTS COMMITTED BY ARMED MEN ALLEGEDLY LINKED TO ILLEGAL LOGGING OPERATORS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE CAPABILITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO PLAN, IMPLEMENT, AND ENFORCE ANTI-DRUG ABUSE POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND PROJECTS WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF ERADICATING THE DRUG MENACE HAUNTING OUR LOCALITIES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED GARLIC IMPORTATION DONE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND ITS IMPLICATION TO THE SUDDEN RISE OF PRICES IN THE MARKET

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT REPORT THAT THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM SPENT A TOTAL OF P406 MILLION IN UNAUTHORIZED BONUSES AND UNNECESSARY EXPENSES IN 2014

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED THEFT OF FLOOD WARNING EQUIPMENT IN THE AGNO AND TARLAC WEATHER STATIONS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATIONS (BLUE RIBBON) TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE POSSIBLE MALFEASANCE, MISFEASANCE, AND NONFEASANCE OF PUBLIC OFFICERS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT 9593 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE TOURISM ACT OF 2009

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STRATEGIES AND MEASURES BEING UNDERTAKEN BY THE CONCERNED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES MANDATED TO CLEAN-UP, REHABILITATE AND PRESERVE MANILA BAY, AND RESTORE ITS WATERS TO SB LEVEL TO MAKE IT FIT FOR SWIMMING, SKIN DIVING AND OTHER FORMS OF CONTACT RECREATION UNDER THE WRIT OF CONTINUING MANDAMUS ISSUED BY THE SUPREME COURT

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 NEED TO CURTAIL THE PREVAILING PRACTICE OF LOANING COMPANIES AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF DELAYING COLLECTIONS IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE INTEREST DUE ON A DEBTOR'S OBLIGATION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON FOREIGN RELATIONS; AND LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE TRAGIC DEATH OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKER IRMA AVILA EDLOY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE RISE OF UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, REGARDING THE ALARMING INCREASE OF REPORTED DENGUE CASES IN THE COUNTRY WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROPOSING POLICY FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN THE PREVENTION OF THE DISEASE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON BANKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CURRENCIES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY IN AID OF LEGISLATION INTO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8799 WHICH AS RESULTED IN UNDUE DELEGATION, MONOPOLY AND RESTRAINT OF TRADE AND VIOLATION OF OTHER RELATED LAWS SUCH AS THE GENERAL BANKING LAW AND THE SECRECY OF BANKS DEPOSITS ACT WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENACTING LEGISLATIVE MEASURES TO ADDRESS THE SAME AND PROTECT NATIONAL AND FINANCIAL SECURITY, AND THE INVESTING PUBLIC

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE RECENTLY ADOPTED SCHEME OF REQUIRING FILIPINO APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE OF KUWAIT TO UNDERGO MEDICAL EXAMINATION CONDUCTED EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH WINSTON Q8 CERTIFICATIONS SOLUTIONS, INC. (WINSTON Q8) AS PRE-REQUISITE FOR THE GRANT OF WORK VISA BY THE EMBASSY OF THE STATE OF KUWAIT IN THE PHILIPPINES, WHICH NOT ONLY EXPOSES OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS TO ARBITRARY AND EXORBITANT EXPENSES BUT ALSO CONTRAVENES THE PROVISIONS OF THE MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON BANKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CURRENCIES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE(S) TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED INTERNAL DATA PROCESSING ERROR OF THE BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, WHICH CAUSED UNAUTHORIZED CREDIT AND DEBIT TRANSACTIONS FROM THE BANK ACCOUNTS OF ITS CLIENTS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO LOOK INTO THE POWERS AND MANDATE OF THE MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY (MIAA), IN THE LIGHT OF ITS IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 8, SERIES OF 2014, ON THE INTEGRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SERVICE FEE (IPSC) OR TERMINAL FEE IN THE AIRLINE TICKETS WITH THE END IN VIEW OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THE SAID MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR HAS ADDRESSED THE PROBLEMS THAT MIAA SOUGHT TO ADDRESS

RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATE AND EXTENT OF DEFORESTATION IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FORMULATE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO CURB ITS EFFECTS WHILE INITIATING REFORESTATION EFFORTS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATE OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY IN SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MASS MEDIA TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE LAPSES COMMITTED BY THE PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY (PNA), WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENABLING A MORE INDEPENDENT AND RESPONSIBLE STATE-RUN NEWS AGENCY, THAT WOULD BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF PROVIDING ACCURATE INFORMATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE INCREASING COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE OFFICE FOR TRANSPORT SECURITY INVOLVING OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING THAT OUR OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS AND OTHER FLIGHT PASSENGERS WILL NOT BE SUBJECTED TO EXPLOITATION AND TO SEE TO IT THAT THE INTEGRITY OF THE OFFICE FOR TRANSPORT SECURITY AND OTHER AIRPORT PERSONNEL BE UPHELD

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE/S TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY IN AID OF LEGISLATION INTO THE OWNERSHIP, CONTROL AND OPERATION OF THE METRO RAIL TRANSIT III (MRT 3) 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 TAX REFORM PROPOSALS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF IMPROVING THE COUNTRY'S TAX COLLECTION EFFORT WHILE ENSURING THAT THE COUNTRY'S TAX SYSTEM IS SIMPLER, MORE EQUITABLE AND PROGRESSIVE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, AND ON FOREIGN RELATIONS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO ASSESS THE IMPACT TO THE COUNTRY'S BILATERAL RELATIONS AND TO THE OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) OF THE DIPLOMATIC ROW BETWEEN QATAR AND ITS NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT REPORT THAT THE PHILIPPINE POSTAL SAVINGS BANK, INC. FAILED TO FORECLOSE ON THE COLLATERAL OF PAST DUE ACCOUNTS AMOUNTING TO P297.176 MILLION IN 2014, RESULTING IN DELAYED EXERCISE OF OWNERSHIP OVER THE PROPERTY AND RECOVERY OF INVESTMENTS

RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC WORKS; PUBLIC SERVICES; FINANCE; HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY; AND ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE LOOMING GARBAGE CRISIS FACING METRO MANILA

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATIONS (BLUE RIBBON), AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE(S) TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED CONTROVERSIES INVOLVING THE PHILIPPINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICE (PCSO), WITH THE END IN VIEW OF REVIEWING ITS CHARTER AND MAKING AMENDMENTS THERETO IN ORDER TO PROMOTE INTEGRITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN ITS OPERATIONS AND INNOVATIONS IN THE DELIVERY OF ITS SERVICES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPACT OF THE DUTERTE ADMINISTRATION'S COMPREHENSIVE TAX REFORM PROGRAM, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING UNIFORM AND EQUITABLE TAX SYSTEM

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT REPORT THAT FOUND IRREGULARITIES IN ADVERTISING CONTRACTS WORTH A TOTAL OF P1.2 BILLION ENTERED INTO BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR ITS TOURISM PROMOTION CAMPAIGN

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY; PUBLIC ORDER AND DANGEROUS DRUGS; AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE AUGMENTATION OF POLICE WITH MILITARY PERSONNEL WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ESTABLISHING A UNIFIED SECURITY APPARATUS

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM (4PS) WITH THE END IN VIEW OF REVIEWING, AMENDING OR REVISING THE CURRENTLY POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMS AND POLICIES OF THE GOVERNMENT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION ON THE REPORTED IMPORTATION AND SALE OF STEEL BARS DESPITE NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE SAMPLING REQUIREMENTS OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARDS (PNS) 49:2002, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROTECTING PUBLIC SAFETY THRU THE ENACTMENT OF REMEDIAL MEASURES THAT WILL STOP THE PROLIFERATION OF SUBSTANDARD AND UNCERTIFIED STEEL BARS IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE RECENT COMMISSION ON AUDIT REPORT THAT THE TRADE AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES FAILED TO COLLECT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LOAN RECEIVABLES, THUS DEPRIVING IT OF MUCH NEEDED FUNDS FOR ITS OPERATIONS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS OR ANY APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE/S TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE HIGH INCIDENCE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVOLVING YOUNG WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND THE REPORT THAT THE PHILIPPINES IS STILL ON UNITED STATES 'TIER 2' HUMAN TRAFFICKING WATCH LIST

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ORDER AND DANGEROUS DRUGS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN THE EXERCISE OF CONGRESS OVERSIGHT FUNCTION, AS REGARDS THE MANDATORY INVESTIGATION THAT SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS SERVICE (IAS) OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP) IN CASES OF DEATH DURING POLICE OPERATIONS, WITH THE END GOALS OF FORMULATING MEASURES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH PNP MANUAL IN THE CONDUCT OF ITS OPERATIONS, AND TO ENSURE THAT THE GOVERNMENTS CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY TO PROTECT SHALL BE FOLLOWED AT ALL TIMES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AIR PASSENGER BILL OF RIGHTS, AND THE AIRLINE COMPANIES' POLICIES ON FARES, FEES AND OTHER CHARGES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE GRANTING TO THE BUGKALOT/ILONGOT CULTURAL COMMUNITIES OF PERCENTAGE SHARES IN THE PROCEEDS OF THE CASECNAN MULTI-PURPOSE IRRIGATION AND POWER PROJECT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS; LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT; AND YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION ON THE POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT AS REGARDS YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES TO INQUIRE AND REVIEW, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE STATE OF JOB-SKILLS MISMATCH IN THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING GRAVE CONCERN OF THE SENATE OVER THE DECISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO DOWNGRADE THE CHARGES AGAINST THE MEMBERS OF THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND DETECTION GROUP-REGION 8 (CIDG-8) FROM MURDER TO HOMICIDE FOR THE KILLING OF ALBUERA, LEYTE MAYOR ROLANDO ESPINOSA, SR. AND DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE TO INQUIRE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE MATTER

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT REPORT ON SUSPENDED AND DEFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS IN ZAMBOANGA CITY IN 2014

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE RECENT SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS ON THE HEALTH THREATS THAT FACE THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN REGION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, AS TO THE STATUS OF THE MALAMPAYA DEEP WATER GAS-TO-POWER PROJECT CONTRACT AND OTHER ISSUES RELATED THERETO, SUCH AS THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT RULING ON THE UNDERPAYMENT TO CORPORATE INCOME TAXES BY THE CONSORTIUM

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ORDER AND DANGEROUS DRUGS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQURY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REUTERS REPORT ALLEGING THAT THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE USES HOSPITAL TO HIDE DRUG WAR KILLINGS BY SENDING ALREADY DEAD VICTIMS TO HOSPITALS TO AVOID CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATIONS AND MEDIA ATTENTION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT THAT P688 MILLION IN COCONUT FARM REHABILITATION DEALS WERE AWARDED WITHOUT PUBLIC BIDDING

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE CREATION OF QUALITY JOBS WITH A STRONGER LINK BETWEEN PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AND WAGE GROWTH

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATE OF THE CHILDREN AFFECTED BY THE RECENT MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST THE ABU SAYYAF GROUP IN BASILAN, SULU AND OTHER CONFLICT-AREAS TOWARDS THE END VIEW OF ENSURING, THEIR PROTECTION, SAFETY AND WELL-BEING

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM LAW, PARTICULARLY SECTION 11 CREATING THE NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM

RESOLUTION DIRECTING HTE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT REPORT THAT THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF PARANAQUE LOSES SOME P400 MILLION IN REAL PROPERTY TAXES YEARLY DUE TO THE OUTDATED SCHEDULE OF FAIR MARKET VALUES AND FAILURE TO CONDUCT GENERAL REVISION OF REAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS, AND, AS OF THE END OF 2014, LOST SOME P169 MILLION IN SOCIALIZED HOUSING PROJECT COSTS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE CONTINUED PREVALENCE OF THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR AND THE URGENT NEED FOR PROACTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF OUR EXISTING LAWS TO CURB THESE LABOR ABUSES