AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES TO PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, AMENDING FOR THESE PURPOSES REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FORTY-SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY (REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4670), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION AND DISPOSAL OF BIO-MEDICAL WASTES, DECLARING CERTAIN ACTS UNLAWFUL, PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THERETO, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON URBAN PLANNING, HOUSING AND RESETTLEMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE GOVERNMENT'S SHELTER PRODUCTION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES; AND URBAN PLANNING, HOUSING AND RESETTLEMENT, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NEED FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO CALL FOR A SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON A NATIONAL SCALE ON THE POSSIBILITY OF PREVENTING OR MINIMIZING THE ILL-EFFECTS, PARTICULARLY HUMAN CASUALTIES, BROUGHT ABOUT BY NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH AS TYPHOONS, EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMIS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT RENAMING THE LEYTE-BILIRAN BRIDGE AS MARCELINO R. VELOSO BRIDGE

AN ACT FURTHER STRENGTHENING VOLUNTARY ARBITRATION AS A PREFERENTIAL MODE OF LABOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 260, 261, 262-A, 262-B AND 227 (F) OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 422, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED

AN ACT GRANTING OTHER PRIVILEGES AND INCENTIVES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE, THE MAGNA CARTA FOR DISABLED PERSONS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON URBAN PLANNING, HOUSING AND RESETTLEMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMUNITY MORTGAGE PROGRAM

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ORDER AND ILLEGAL DRUGS TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE SHOOTING RAMPAGE COMMITTED BY POLICE OFFICER 1 JONATHAN MORENO DURING THE `ATI-ATIHAN' FESTIVAL IN KALIBO, AKLAN THAT LEFT SEVEN (7) POLICEMEN AND CIVILIANS DEAD AND THIRTY-THREE (33) OTHERS WOUNDED, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF REVIEWING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE' GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS NOT ONLY WITH RESPECT TO THE RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF NEW POLICE OFFICERS BUT MOST ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO ARE IN THE ACTIVE SERVICE

AN ACT CONVERTING THE CATANDUANES STATE COLLEGES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF VIRAC, PROVINCE OF CATANDUANES, INTO A STATE UNIVERSITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CATANDUANES STATE UNIVERSITY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

AN ACT INCREASING THE YEARLY ALLOCATION FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES (STA)

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SYSTEM OF COMMUNITY INTELLECTUAL RIGHTS PROTECTION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON URBAN PLANNING, HOUSING AND RESETTLEMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF R.A. NO. 8763 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE HOME GUARANTY ACT OF 2000

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL COMMUNITIES, TO CONDUCT PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VARIOUS INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES (ICC) AND SPECIAL RESOURCE PERSONS FROM LEGITIMATE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, TO DETERMINE MORE EFFECTIVE MEANS OF ENFORCING IP RIGHTS

AN ACT REQUIRING PHILIPPINE EMBASSIES ANS CONSULATES TO CONDUCT CLASSES FOR CHILDREN OF FILIPINOS IN OTHER COUNTRIES, TO EDUCATE THEM ON PHILIPPINE HISTORY, CULTURE, LANGUAGES AND CIVICS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLES 215 AND 216 OF THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED, BY UPGRADING THE SALARIES, ALLOWANCES AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS OF LABOR ARBITERS AND THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT TO PREVENT AND CONTROL MARINE POLLUTION FROM SHIPS AND FIXED AND FLOATING DRILLING RIGS AND OTHER FLATFORMS, PROVIDE PENALTIES THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPACT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR COUNTRY'S COMMITMENTS TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) UNDER THE GATT-URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL COMMUNITIES; ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; AND TOURISM, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED DISPLACEMENT OF THE INDIGENOUS ATI TRIBE OF BORACAY ISLAND, MALAY, AKLAN, DUE TO THE REPORTED RAMPANT SELLING OF PARCELS OF LAND FORMING PART OF THEIR ANCESTRAL BORACAY ISLAND AS A PRIME TOURIST ZONE

AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR FILIPINO GIFTED CHILDREN AND SCIENCE-ORIENTED YOUTH, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT CREATING A DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES, PROVIDING FOR ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A GRANT OF REWARD TO INFORMERS OF VIOLATIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7080 AND/OR REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1379 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON URBAN PLANNING, HOUSING AND RESETTLEMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF UNOCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS PRODUCED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING UNITS ALREADY TAKEN OUT BY GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL COMMUNITIES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE WELL BEING OF THE VARIOUS INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THEIR RIGHTS ON THEIR ANCESTRAL DOMAIN

AN ACT DEFINING COMMERCIAL HANDLINE FISHING AND VESSEL AND PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR UTILIZATION THEREOF, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE 'THE PHILIPPINE FISHERIES CODE OF 1998'

AN ACT INCREASING VACATION AND SICK LEAVE BENEFITS OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT PROTECTING INCUMBENT AND FORMER GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND APPLICANTS FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT FROM REPRISAL OR HARASSMENT FOR MAKING DISCLOSURES IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON URBAN PLANNING, HOUSING AND RESETTLEMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE GOVERNMENT'S FLOOD CONTROL PROGRAM IN METRO MANILA IN PREPARATION FOR THE COMING RAINY SEASON

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON BANKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CURRENCIES TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF R.A. NO. 9182, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE ACT OF 2002

AN ACT PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS TO THE INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION OF FILIPINO CHILDREN, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION ACT OF 1995

AN ACT INCREASING THE MONTHLY PENSION OF RETIRED PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS FOR THE MINOR CHILDREN OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO ARE KILLED BY INSURGENTS OR SLAIN IN THE LINE OF DUTY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON URBAN PLANNING, HOUSING AND RESETTLEMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7835, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED SHELTER FINANCING ACT (CISFA) OF 1994, PARTICULARLY ON PROVISIONS DEALING WITH THE RELEASE OF FUNDS FOR THE AFORECITED LAW

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE PROLIFERATION OF ADS SOLICITING CLIENTS FOR ESCORT SERVICE

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY PROPER, MUNICIPALITY OF POLOMOLOK, PROVINCE OF SOUTH COTABATO, TO BE KNOWN AS PABLO VALENCIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

AN ACT GRANTING INCENTIVES TO SUBDIVISION HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN FORESTED AREAS WITHIN THEIR SUBDIVISIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT REGULATING THE REGISTRATION, LICENSURE AND PRACTICE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON GAMES, AMUSEMENT AND SPORTS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY IN AID OF LEGISLATION INTO THE PREPARATIONS BEING CONDUCTED BY THE PHILIPPINE SPORTS COMMISSION (PSC) AND THE PHILIPPINE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (POC), IN THE NEARING INTERNATIONAL SPORTING EVENTS PARTICULARLY THE 2004 OLYMPICS IN ATHENS, GREECE; 2006 ASIAN GAMES IN DOHA, QATAR; AND THE 2005 SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES (SEA GAMES) IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ASSURING THE COUNTRY'S SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPATION IN THESE NEARING INTERNATIONAL SPORTING MEETS AS WELL AS THE COUNTRY'S READINESS IN HOSTING THE SEA GAMES NEXT YEAR

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATIONS TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION THE ALLEGED ILLEGAL APPOINTMENTS COMMITTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SEPARATE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY TINAGACAN, GENERAL SANTOS CITY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE TINAGACAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

AN ACT REQUIRING ALL BRANCHES, SUBDIVISIONS, INSTRUMENTALITIES, AND AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR -CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS OR THEIR SUBSIDIARIES TO DIVULGE THE IDENTITY OF HIRED FOREIGN CONSULTANTS, THE NATURE OF THEIR WORK AND THEIR COMPENSATION, PERKS, AND OTHER PRIVILEGES, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES IN CASE OF VIOLATION THEREOF

AN ACT REGULATING THE USE OF HAND HELD CELL PHONES BY MOTORISTS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS TO REVIEW THE PHILIPPINES' FOREIGN POLICY IN THE LIGHT OF THE RECENT HOSTAGE CRISIS INVOLVING OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKER ANGELO DELA CRUZ WHICH LED TO THE GOVERNMENT'S EARLY PULL OUT OF THE FIFTY-ONE MEMBER PHILIPPINE CONTINGENT TO IRAQ, WITH THE END VIEW OF ENSURING THE PROTECTION OF OUR OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWs), AND RECOMMENDING MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN AND PROMOTE A TRULY INDEPENDENT FOREIGN POLICY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON BANKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CURRENCIES, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE ILLEGAL SALE OF UNREGISTERED AND HIGH-RISK SECURITIES BY STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, WHICH RESULTED IN BILLIONS OF PESOS OF LOSSES TO THE INVESTING PUBLIC

AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 4 AND 6, PARAGRAPH (c) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6972, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'BARANGAY-LEVEL TOTAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ACT', AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT REQUIRING THAT ALL EXPENDITURES FOR THE PAYMENT OF FOREIGN DEBTS BE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR BICYCLE LANES IN ALL MAIN ROADS AND HIGHWAYS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE PHILIPPINE SENATE IN URGING THE HOUSE OF COUNCILORS OF JAPAN (THE DIET OF JAPAN) TO ENACT THE LEGISLATION PROMOTING THE RESOLUTION OF ISSUES CONCERNING VICTIMS OF WARTIME SEXUAL COERCION

RESOLUTION CALLING ON THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT THROUGH H.E. PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO AND ALL REBEL FORCES IN THE COUNTRY TO IMMEDIATELY DECLARE AN AUTOMATIC CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN CALAMITY-STRUCK AREAS, TO FACILITATE AND ENSURE THE SAFE AND EFFICIENT CONDUCT OF RELIEF AND REBUILDING EFFORTS TO THESE PLACES