RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON BASIC EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE, AND HIGHER, TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF MANDATING TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES TO PROVIDE FREE INTERNET ACCESS TO ONLINE LEARNING PORTALS, EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES AND SIMILAR DIGITAL PLATFORMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS DURING TIMES OF DISASTER AND EMERGENCY WHEN PHYSICAL CLASSES CANNOT BE CONDUCTED

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE PROFOUND SYMPATHY AND SINCERE CONDOLENCES OF THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES ON THE DEATH OF ENVIRONMENTALIST AND FORMER NEGROS OCCIDENTAL GOVERNOR ALFREDO G. MARAÑON JR.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PROLIFERATION OF MARINE DEAD ZONES WHICH COULD LEAD TO HUGE ECONOMIC LOSSES FOR THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION OF THE SENATE TO SENATOR FRANKLIN M. DRILON FOR HIS INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SENATE AND THE COUNTRY DURING HIS TERM AS SENATE PRESIDENT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID LEGISLATION, ON THE ADEQUATENESS AND SUFFICIENCY OF THE OVERSEAS WORKERS WELFARE ADMINISTRATION'S ASSISTANCE TO OVERSEAS FILIPINO AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING JESUS IS LORD CHURCH FOR CELEBRATING ITS 42ND FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY ON 25 OCTOBER 2020

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALARMINGLY INCREASING ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TRUCKS, BUSES AND LARGE LOAD VEHICLES DUE TO FAULTY ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL COMPONENTS

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION OF THE SENATE TO FORMER SENATOR AQUILINO NENE Q. PIMENTEL, JR. FOR HIS INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SENATE AND THE COUNTRY DURING HIS TERM AS SENATE PRESIDENT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE ALLEGED MASSIVE USE AND ABUSE OF AUTHORITY OF GOVERNMENT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO SPREAD FALSE INFORMATION AND TO TARGET MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF CRAFTING LEGISLATION THAT SHALL HOLD THE PURVEYORS AND PERPETRATORS OF FALSEHOOD ACCOUNTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR WRONGDOING AND ENSURING THAT FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND OF THE PRESS ARE NOT SUPPRESSED DURING A GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS

A RESOLUTION URGING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE SERIOUSLY LOW LOAN REPAYMENT RATES OF THE VARIOUS LOAN PROGRAM WINDOWS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED RISE OF CRIMES INVOLVING SUSPECTS RIDING ON MOTORCYCLES

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION OF THE SENATE TO SENATOR MANNY VILLAR FOR HIS INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SENATE AND THE COUNTRY DURING HIS TERM AS SENATE PRESIDENT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE POWER GRANTED TO THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10867, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REORGANIZATION AND MODERNIZATION ACT', IN RELATION TO SUBPOENAS SERVED BY THE NBI TO PRIVATE CITIZENS IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT COVID-19 GLOBAL PANDEMIC, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF DETERMINING POSSIBLE MISUSE AND ABUSE OF ITS SUBPOENA POWERS TO SUPPRESS CRITICAL DISSENT, UNDERMINE DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, PREVENT AN EFFICACIOUS FIGHT AGAINST THE PANDEMIC

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PLUMMETING PRICES OF PALAY AND A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE UNEVEN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RICE TARIFFICATION LAW (RTL) WITH THE END VIEW OF DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATE POLICY INTERVENTIONS IN ORDER TO PROTECT FARMERS INCOMES AND LIVELIHOODS IN ANTICIPATION OF THE UPCOMING HARVEST SEASON AMID THE ONGOING COVID-19 CRISIS

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO BOXER MILAN 'EL METODICO' MELINDO FOR SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDING HIS WORLD BOXING ORGANIZATION WBO INTERCONTINENTAL FLYWEIGHT TITLE VIA TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT AGAINST MEXICAN BOXER JUAN 'PANTERITA' ESQUER ON 28 JANUARY 2012 AT THE WATERFRONT CEBU CITY HOTEL AND CASINO IN CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION OF THE SENATE TO SENATOR JUAN PONCE ENRILE FOR HIS INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SENATE AND THE COUNTRY AS CURRENT SENATE PRESIDENT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AND INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY REQUIRING OFWS TO UNDERGO MANDATORY QUARANTINE AND TEST FOR COVID-19 WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROVIDING IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO RETURNING OFWS AND ADOTING STRATEGIES TO COPE WITH THE MASS REPATRIATION OF OFWS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE INCREASING NUMBER OF KILLINGS OF FARMER-LEADERS AND POLITICAL ACTIVISTS IN RELATION TO THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT’S ANTIINSURGENCY CAMPAIGN WHICH HAVE INTENSIFIED IN THE WAKE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GAMES, AMUSEMENT AND SPORTS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ISSUE OF MEDICAL INSURANCE AND SAFETY OF AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL FILIPINO BOXERS, INCLUDING MIXED MARTIAL ARTS (MMA) FIGHTERS, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF CRAFTING APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION THAT MANDATES COMPULSORY INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR ATHLETES PARTICIPATING IN COMBAT SPORTS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON TRADE AND COMMERCE; AND PUBLIC SERVICES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE PERSISTENT COMPLAINTS OF CONSUMERS REGARDING ANOMALOUS CHARGING PRACTICES OF TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES RESULTING IN 'VANISHING LOADS', DROPPED CALLS, SPAM AND OTHER RELATED CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF COMING UP WITH POLICY MEASURES THAT WOULD PROTECT OUR CELLPHONE USERS FROM EXORBITANT RATES AND UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES OF TELCOS, AND FOR THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION TO COMPEL THESE TELCOS TO STRICTLY ADHERE TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE INDUSTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COUNTRY'S PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE AGAINST COMMON DISEASES DURING RAINY SEASON AS THE COUNTRY CONTINUES TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF COVID-19

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED RAMPANT RICE SMUGGLING IN THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE SCHEME OF UNDERVALUATION AND MISDECLARATION OF RICE IMPORTATION AND THE CONTINUED ANOMALOUS OPERATIONS OF BLACKLISTED RICE IMPORTERS USING AS CONDUIT THE LEGITIMATE FARMERS’ COOPERATIVES, THEREBY CAUSING A GREAT LOSS TO THE ECONOMY, TO THE LOCAL RICE INDUSTRY AND TO OUR FARMERS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GAMES AND AMUSEMENT AND OTHER PERTINENT COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PROLIFERATION OF LEGAL AND ILLEGAL FORMS OF GAMBLING AND ITS SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE PEOPLE, AND ON THE SPROUTING OF CASINOS AND INTERNET GAMBLING SITES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE PHILIPPINE SEPAK TAKRAW TEAM FOR WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE MEN'S DOUBLES DIVISION IN THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED 27TH KING'S CUP TAKRAW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HELD IN BANGKOK, THAILAND LAST JULY 2-6, 2012

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO DETERMINE AND ASSESS THE RESPONSE AND ACTION PLANS OF THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION (PRC), THE SUPREME COURT (SC), THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (CSC), THE NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION (NAPOLCOM), THE COMMISSION OH HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (HEIS), ON THE CONDUCT OF ITS RESPECTIVE ENTRANCE AND LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEW NORMAL

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE PHILIPPINE SENATE OF THE OBSERVANCE AND CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD DAY OF THE POOR 2020

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES IN THE SENATE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE SAFETY STANDARDS AND PRACTICES BEING IMPLEMENTED IN THE COUNTRY'S BOXING EVENTS WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING THE SAFETY OF OUR FILIPINO BOXERS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED NEED TO IMPLEMENT STRICTER PENALTIES AGAINST HAZING

RESOLUTION URGING THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON OUR YOUTH

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE STATUS OF THE SPECIAL AUDIT BEING UNDERTAKEN BY THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA) ON THE RECOVERED P75 BILLION COCO LEVY FUND AS INVENTORIED BY THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNANCE (PCGG), WITH THE END VIEW OF MAINTAINING GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND ENSURING THAT THE PROPER AMOUNT IS RIGHTFULLY USED TO SUPPORT AND COMPENSATE OUR COCONUT FARMERS

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, PALAWAN FOR THE DECLARATION AND CONFIRMATION OF THE PUERTO PRINCESA SUBTERRANEAN RIVER NATIONAL PARK AS THE SECOND NEW7WONDERS OF NATURE

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE TO URGE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY FOR THE SUSTAINABLE PROTECTION OF THE PUERTO PRINCESA SUBTERRANEAN RIVER NATIONAL PARK IN LIGHT OF ITS SUCCESSFUL INCLUSION IN THE RAMSAR CONVENTION LIST OF WETLANDS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE RISING INCIDENCE OF ONLINE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN IN THE PHILIPPINES, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF STRENGTHENING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'SPECIAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AGAINST ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION ACT' AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9775, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'ANTI-CHILD PORNOGRAPHY ACT OF 2009

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF MEMBER STATES IN COMMEMORATING THE SEVENTY-FIFTH (75TH) ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS

RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEES ON TRADE AND COMMERCE; AND AGRICULTURE AND FOOD TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT WITH REGARD TO THE IMPORTATION OF MARINE PRODUCTS VIS-A-VIS THE REPORTED FLOODING OF IMPORTED 'GALUNGGONG', 'TULINGAN', 'HASA-HASA', 'TIMON-TIMON', AND OTHER VARIETIES OF FISHES, IN WET MARKETS WITH THE END IN VIEW OF SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTING THE LOCAL MARKET, THE FILIPINO FISHERMEN AND THE CONSUMING PUBLIC

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ORDER AND ILLEGAL DRUGS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE NECESSITY OF PASSING A LAW TO AMEND R.A. 8049 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ANTI-HAZING LAW WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PREVENTING THE PERSISTENT INCIDENCE OF DEATHS AS WELL AS PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SUFFERING TO STUDENT VICTIMS AS A CONSEQUENCE OF HAZING, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE REAL STATUS OF MASS TESTING IN THE COUNTRY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ADDRESSING ISSUES THAT IMPEDE THE PROGRESS OF GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO COVID-19

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE PROFOUND SYMPATHY AND SINCERE CONDOLENCES OF THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES ON THE DEATH OF PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR TO LEBANON, BERNARDITA L. CATALLA, THE FIRST FILIPINO DIPLOMAT TO SUCCUMB IN THE LINE OF DUTY DUE TO COVID-19

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED DECLINE IN CONDITION OF PHILIPPINE CORAL REEFS FOR THE PURPOSE OF HALTING THEIR CONTINUING DETERIORATION AND PROVIDE A ROADMAP TO THEIR REHABILITATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE PROFOUND SYMPATHY AND SINCERE CONDOLENCE OF THE SENATE ON THE DEATH OF REPRESENTATIVE SALVADOR H. ESCUDERO III

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE REPORTED ISSUES AND DELAYS IN THE RELEASE OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) FROM DESIGNATED QUARANTINE FACILITIES AS PART OF THE ONGOING PROGRAM OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT SEEKING TO REPATRIATE AND REUNITE THEM WITH THEIR FAMILIES AMIDST THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN AND LABOR CONTRACTIONS BROUGH UPON BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RICE TARRIFICATION LAW, PARTICULARLY THE UTILIZATION OF THE RICE COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NEED TO PRIORITIZE POVERTY ALLEVIATION POLICIES TO ADDRESS THE ALARMING INCREASE OF HUNGER INCIDENCE IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE DEPLORABLE ABUSES ALLEGEDLY PERPETRATED BY BARANGAY OFFICIALS AND THE NEED TO INSTITUTE STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR HANDLING CASES OF CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW ESPECIALLY IN THE BARANGAY LEVEL

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN FIGHTING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, INCLUDING THE USE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN DEVELOPING PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS THAT WILL HELP THE COUNTRY ADAPT TO THE NEW NORMAL

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT MADE BY THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA) ON THE IRREGULARITIES THAT MARRED THE JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT (JVA) ENTERED INTO BY THE BASES CONVERSION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (BCDA) WITH MTD CAPITAL BERHAD FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ?8.51-B SPORTS FACILITIES PROJECT FOR THE SEA GAMES, AND WHICH DISADVANTAGEOUSLY ENTAILED ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED NEED TO CURB THE RISE OF KIDNAPPING INCIDENCES IN THE COUNTRY, PARTICULARLY IN MINDANAO

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE WORSENING AIR QUALITY DUE TO MAN-MADE EMISSIONS ACCORDING TO A STUDY BY THE EUROPEAN GEOSCIENCES UNION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED ILLEGAL HOSPITALS EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHINESE NATIONALS INFECTED WITH COVID-19

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA) REPORT STATING THAT NEARLY ?20 BILLION WORTH OF CONTRACTS AWARDED BY THE NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION (NIA) HAD VIOLATED PROCUREMENT LAWS, WITH THE END VIEW OF PROMOTING GOOD GOVERNANCE BY IMPROVING GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY