RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE RECENTLY RELEASE COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA) REPORT THAT THE NATIONAL LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FAILED TO LIQUIDATE P7.615 MILLION IN PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUNDS (PDAF) RELEASED TO NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT REPORT THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MISUSED SOME P14BILLION IN 2013

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT REPORT THAT PHP670 MILLION IN PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND AND DEVELOPMENT ACCELERATION PROGRAM ALLOCATIONS FOR FILIPINO MUSLIMS WENT TO DUBIOUS NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT REPORT THAT SEVERAL ANOMALIES WERE FOUND IN THE USE AND DISBURSEMENT OF THE PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND ALLOTED TO THE COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT CONTINUED USING THE PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND IN 2014 DESPITE THE SUPREME COURT DECISION THAT DECLARED THE ALLOCATIONS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

AN ACT REQUIRING FULL DISCLOSURE OF ALL ENTITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING FUNDING FROM THE GOVERNMENT

AN ACT ABOLISHING THE PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND (PDAF) AND INSTITUTIONALIZING BOTTOM UP BUDGETING IN THE PLANNING AND IDENTIFICATION OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED BY THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATIONS (BLUE RIBBON) TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY INTO THE ALLEGED TEN BILLION PESOS PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND (PDAF) SCAM INVOLVING THE JANET LIM-NAPOLES GROUP WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENACTING LEGISLATIVE MEASURES TO ADDRESS THE SAME

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE PDAF (PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND) SHOULD BE HALVED IN 2014, THE REMAINING SUM TO BE HALVED AGAIN IN 2015, THUS PHASING OUT THE PORK BARREL IN 2016

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 EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE TO ABOLISH THE PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND AND ITS ALLIED CONGRESSIONAL INITIATIVE ALLOCATION COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS PORK BARREL.

RESOLUTION URGING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE/S TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REGULATION AND USE OF NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS IN QUESTIONABLE GOVERNMENT TRANSACTIONS IDENTIFIED RECENTLY BY THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA) WITH THE INTENTIONS OF TIGHTENING THE PRESENT LAW GOVERNING NGOS, MEANINGFULLY HELPING TRUE TARGET BENEFICIARIES OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND HONORING THE PRINCIPLE OF INTEGRITY IN PUBLIC SERVICE.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATIONS (SENATE BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE) TO APPOINT A SPECIAL INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR IN THE PERSON OF FORMER SENATOR PANFILO PING LACSON TO LOOK INTO THE ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION IN THE USE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND (PDAF) BY LEGISLATORS WITH THE INDISPENSABLE PARTICIPATION OF THE IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES AND THEIR BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEES, SOME NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND SUPPLIERS AND STRONGLY ENJOINING ALL SENATORS TO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THEIR PDAF FINANCIAL RECORDS IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND REFORM.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA) SPECIAL AUDITS OFFICE (SAO) REPORT NO. 2012-03 ON THE PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND (PDAF) AND VARIOUS INFRASTRUCTURES INCLUDING LOCAL PROJECTS (VILP) FOR CYS 2007 TO 2009, TO DETERMINE ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, REVIEW AND STRENGTHEN BUDGETARY AND MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING THE PROPRIETY OF FUND RELEASES, THE EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF FUNDS AND EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS, THEREBY ENHANCING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

RESOLUTION TO ALLOCATE AT LEAST FIFTY PERCENT OF THE PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE AND TO APPROPRIATE THESE FUNDS TO STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, CLASSROOMS, COMPUTERS, TEACHER TRAINING, AND OTHER ACITIVITIES, TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO AND QUALITY OF EDUCATION

RESOLUTION URGING HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT BENIGNO SIMEON C. AQUINO III, TO CREATE AN INDEPENDENT COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE THE MISUSE OF THE PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND (PDAF) BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE APPROPRIATE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS PURSUANT TO POLICY OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATIONS (BLUE RIBBON) TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF THE COMMITTEE'S INQUIRY ON THE ALLEGED MISUSE OF THE PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND (PDAF) TO INCLUDE THE GRANT AND RELEASE OF PUBLIC FUNDS BY NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS), GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS (GOCCS) AND THEIR SUBSIDIARIES TO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS)/PEOPLE'S ORGANIZATIONS (POS)

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE FOR THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT TO REALIGN THE REMAINING 2013 SENATE PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND TO THE NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT FUND

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES TO ABOLISH THE PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND IN THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2014

RESOLUTION URGING THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT TO RE-ALIGN THE UNRELEASED AMOUNTS OF THE PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND (PDAF) IN THE 2013 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, TO A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL CALAMITY FUND FOR AREAS AFFECTED BY NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED, TO THE ZAMBOANGA SIEGE, TYPHOON SANTI, AND THE MAGNITUDE 7.2 CARMEN, BOHOL EARTHQUAKE

RESOLUTION APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO LIFT THE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER ISSUED ENJOINING THE RELEASE AND USE OF THE REMAINING PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND (PDAF) ALLOCATED TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS UNDER THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2013 FOR THE SAID FUNDS TO BE AVAILABLE AND BE USED FOR THE RELIEF, RESCUE AND REHABILITATION OF THE AREAS AFFECTED BY DISASTROUS CALAMITIES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED ERRONEOUS GUARANTEE LETTERS, RELEASE OF MEDICINES, AND IRREGULAR CHARGES TO PDAF AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL