RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OFTHE SENATE THAT IT WAS ILL-ADVISED FOR THE TAIWANESE PRESIDENT TO VISIT THE SPRATLY ISLANDS WHEN THE ISLANDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN DECLARED AS A ZONE OF PEACE AND COOPERATION BY TH ASEAN AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, AND URGING ALL PARTIES TO EXERCISE PRUDENCE AND SELF-RESTRAINT IN THE CONDUCT OF ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD COMPLICATE OR ESCALATE DISPUTES AND AFFECT PEACE AND STABILITY IN THE REGION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATIONS (BLUE RIBBON); NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY; AND ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE SUPPOSED 'SPRATLY DEAL' PURPORTEDLY ENTERED INTO BY THE ARROYO GOVERNMENT WITH CHINA, A PACT REPORTEDLY INVOLVING THE TREACHEROUS SELLOUT OF PHILIPPINE INTEREST AND PHILIPPINE SOVEREIGNTY IN EXCHANGE FOR OVERPRICED LOANS FOR ANOMALOUS PROJECTS WHICH INCLUDE THE ZTE-NBN DEAL, THE NORTH RAIL AND SOUTH RAIL PROJECTS, AND THE DEP-ED'S CYBER-ED PROJECT, AMONG OTHERS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PROPRIETY OF THE AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO BY THE ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO ALLOWING CHINA TO EXPLORE THE GAS AND OIL DEPOSITS IN SPRATLY ISLANDS, WHICH AGREEMENTS SEEM TO BE A PRECONDITION TO THE BILATERAL LOAN AGREEMENTS GRANTED BY CHINA TO THE PHILIPPINES TO FINANCE THE GOVERNMENT'S OVERPRICED AND ANOMALOUS PROJECTS SUCH AS THE ZTE/NBN AND NORTHRAIL PROJECTS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SIGNING OF AN AGREEMENT FOR A JOINT MARINE SEISMIC UNDERTAKING IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, INCLUDING THE DISPUTED SPRATLY ISLANDS, WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ALLEGEDLY IN EXCHANGE FOR US $8 BILLION IN OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FROM THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROVIDING REMEDIAL LEGISLATIONS THAT WILL FURTHER PROTECT OUR INTEREST IN THE SAID ISLANDS