RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE TO URGE THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE REPRESENTATION TO THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT AND APPEAL FOR HUMANITARIAN REASONS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE STATUS QUO WITH RESPECT TO JAPAN'S IMMIGRATION POLICY AFFECTING OUR OVERSEAS PERFORMING ARTISTS AS IT WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR OVERSEAS PERFORMING ARTISTS AND WILL CAUSE THE COUNTRY HUGE LOSSES IN ANNUAL REMITTANCES

RESOLUTION URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES TO MAKE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF REPRESENTATION TO REEVALUATE AND RECONSIDER THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 7, PARAGRAPH 1 (2) OF JAPAN'S IMMIGRATION CONTROL AND REFUGEE RECOGNITION ACT DELETING THE PROVISION RECOGNIZING FOREIGN GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATIONS AS QUALIFICATION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF AN ENTERTAINMENT VISA' TO OVERSEAS PERFORMING ARTISTS