RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE RISING NUMBER OF WORKERS IN THE TUNA INDUSTRY LOSING THEIR JOBS DUE TO THE CLOSURE ORDER IMPOSED BY THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES COMMISSION, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF DRAFTING INTERVENTION POLICIES THAT WILL ASSIST AFFECTED WORKERS WHILE THE BAN IS IN FORCE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND COMMERCE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE TWO-YEAR BAN ON PURSE SEINE FISHIING IMPOSED BY THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES COMMISSION (WCPFC) AND ITS IMPACT ON THE TUNA INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTRY, PARTICULARLY IN MINDANAO, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROPOSING LEGISLATIVE MEASURES THAT WOULD STRENGTHEN TRADE LAWS, CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS ON THE TUNA INDUSTRY, PROTECT STAKEHOLDERS DEPENDENT ON TUNA FISHING, AND CUSHION THE EFFECT OF THE BAN ON THE MARKET, PARTICULARLY ON CONSUMERS