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

A RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING YUKA SASO FOR WINNING THE GOLD MEDALS IN WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM GOLF COMPETITIONS IN THE 2018 ASIAN GAMES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE SAFE PHILIPPINES PROJECT, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF MITIGATING POTENTIAL RISKS TO NATIONAL SECURITY OR PUBLIC INTEREST ARISING FROM FOREIGN-ASSISTED PROJECTS CONTRACTED BY THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT

RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ALBAY DECLARATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AS A FRAMEWORK FOR THE MAINSTREAMING OF GLOBAL WARMING CONCERNS INTO THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL PLANNING, ACCOUNTING AND BUDGETING SYSTEMS AND TO SUPPORT LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY INITIATIVES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ILLEGAL ARREST AND DETENTION BY PLAIN-CLOTHED POLICE OFFICERS FOR FOUR SENATE EMPLOYEES OF SENATOR ANTONIO F. TRILLANES IV WHO ATTENDED THE INTERFAITH RALLY IN MAKATI CITY ON FEBRUARY 29, 2008, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING HIDILYN DIAZ, YUKA SASO, BIANCA PAGDANGANAN, AND LOIS KAYE GO FOR BRINGING HOME THE COUNTRY’S GOLD MEDALS IN THE 2018 ASIAN GAMES AS WELL AS EMBODYING THE FILIPINA SPIRIT AND ATHLETICISM AS THEY PURSUE EXCELLENCE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SPORTS AND BRING PRIDE TO THE COUNTRY’S ATHLETIC COMMUNITY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY, AND PUBLIC SERVICES, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE REPORTED POSSIBILITY OF CHINESE TAKEOVER OF THE HANJIN PHILIPPINES COMMERCIAL SHIPYARD IN SUBIC, WITH THE END GOAL OF DETERMINING THE ADEQUACY OF EXISTING LEGAL FRAMEWORKS REGARDING THE OWNERSHIP, CONTROL, AND MANAGEMENT BY FOREIGN CORPORATIONS AND ENTITIES OF STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES THAT COULD BE VITAL TO NATIONAL SECURITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMY

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE CONCERN OF THE SENATE THAT THE NUMBER OF FILIPINO CARDINALS IS GROSSLY DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE HUGE CATHOLIC POPULATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, BEING THE SECOND COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WITH THE BIGGEST NUMBER OF CATHOLICS

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE TO AMEND ITS RULES OF PROCEDURE GOVERNING INQUIRIES IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO PROVIDE RULES ON DEPOSITION AUTHORITY AND THE PRIOR SUBMISSION IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE INQUIRIES IN AID OF LEGISLATION

RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING HIDILYN DIAZ FOR WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL IN WEIGHTLIFTING AT THE 18TH ASIAN GAMES HELD IN JAKARTA-PALEMBANG, INDONESIA

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING SENATOR EMMANUEL ‘MANNY’ PACQUIAO FOR SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDING HIS WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION (WBA) WELTERWEIGHT TITLE, BEATING ADRIEN ‘THE PROBLEM’ BRONER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION ON JANUARY 19, 2019 AT THE MGM GRAND IN LAS VEGAS, USA

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE TWO FILIPINO POWERLIFTERS ERLINDA PECANTE FOR WINNING THE GOLD IN THE WORLD MASTERS POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP IN OSTRAVA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND ENRIQUE RAFAEL 'RICHIE' ROSALES FOR WINNING THE BRONZE MEDAL IN THE INTERNATIONAL POWERLIFTING FEDERATION WORLD OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP IN SOELDEN, AUSTRIA LAST OCTOBER 15-20, 2007

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPACT OF THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OF THE EAST AND NORTH TRIANGLE AREAS IN QUEZON CITY ON THE VETERANS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING LOIS KAYE GO, BIANCA PAGDANGANAN, AND YUKA SASO FOR WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE 2018 ASIAN GAMES AFTER DOMINATING THE WOMEN’S TEAM GOLF EVENT AT THE PONDOK INDAH GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA ON 26 AUGUST 2018

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF ALLOWING TWO-WHEELED MOTORCYCLES TO BE OFFERED FOR HIRE AS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, WITH THE END GOALS OF AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4136, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘LAND TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC CODE’, AND TO FORMULATE RULES ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE RIDING PUBLIC AND MOTORCYCLE RIDERS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS; AND ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE DETERIORATING WATER QUALITY OF THE LAGUNA LAKE THAT RESULTS IN LOSSES OF SOURCES OF LIVELIHOOD FOR FISHERFOLK FAMILIES LIVING WITHIN THE LAGUNA DE BAY REGION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALARMING RISE OF DENGUE CASES IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING YUKA SASO FOR WINNING A GOLD MEDAL IN THE 2018 ASIAN GAMES AFTER EMERGING VICTORIOUS IN THE WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL GOLF EVENT AT THE PONDOK INDAH GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA ON 26 AUGUST 2018

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING BOXING LEGEND SENATOR EMMANUEL ‘MANNY’ PACQUIAO FOR SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDING HIS WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION WELTERWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST AMERICAN BOXER ADRIEN BRONER ON 20 JANUARY 2019 AT THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, U.S.A.

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST CHORALE FOR DISPLAYING THE COUNTRY'S HIGHEST PRIDE AND UNIQUE ARTISTRY IN WINNING THE BUSAN INTERNATIONAL CHORAL COMPETITION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PLIGHT OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE PHILIPPINE WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM FOR WINNING BOTH THE GOLD MEDALS IN THE WOMEN’S GOLF EVENT OF THE 2018 ASIAN GAMES ON AUGUST 26, 2018 AT JAKARTA, INDONESIA

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING SENATOR EMMANUEL ‘MANNY’ PACQUIAO FOR RETAINING THE WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION (WBA) WORLD WELTERWEIGHT TITLE BY WINNING AGAINST ADRIAN BRONER AT THE MGM GRAND, LAS VEGAS ON JANUARY 19, 2019

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST CHOAL (UEC) FOR WINNING THE GRAND PRIZE IN THE BUSAN INTERNATIONAL CHORAL COMPETITION HELD IN BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED PRESENCE OF HIGH LEVELS OF LEAD IN SEVERAL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN TARLAC CITY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE RICE CRISIS IN ZAMBOANGA CITY AND THE CONTINUOUS HIKE OF RICE PRICES IN THE COUNTRY

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED LARGE-SCALE SCAM IN THE PROCUREMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS RESULTING TO A SINGLE PROPRIETOR, C.T. LEONCIO CONSTRUCTION AND TRADING, GARNERING BILLIONS OF PESOS WORTH OF PROJECTS SINCE 2011

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, ENERGY AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES TO INQUIRE AND LOOK INTO THE LOOMING SCENARIOS OF THE INCREASING PRICE OF CRUDE OIL THAT IS RAPIDLY HITTING AN ALL TIME HIGH RECORD OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) PER BARREL IN THE WORLD MARKET WITH THE END IN VIEW OF COMING UP WITH CONTINGENCY MEASURES SUCH AS ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND FUEL CONSERVATION AGENDA TO ELUDE THE IMMINENT BLEAK EFFECTS OF SUCH UPHEAVAL ON THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC POSITION THAT CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT THE NATIONAL SECURITY SITUATION AS WELL

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE DEPLORABLE STATE OF HYGIENE AND SANITATION IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING THE METROBANK FOUNDATION OUTSTANDING FILIPINOS OF 2018

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING SENATOR EMMANUEL ‘MANNY’ PACQUIAO FOR SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDING THE WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION (WBA) WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AGAINST ADRIEN BRONER IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST CHORALE (UEC) AND THE HIMIG SINGERS OF DAVAO CITY FOR BRINGING HOME INTERNATIONAL TROPHIES AND AWARDS FROM TWO INTERNATIONAL CHORAL SINGING COMPETITIONS THIS NOVEMBER 2007, THUS CEMENTING THE REPUTATION OF THE PHILIPPINES AS A NATION OF WORLD CLASS SINGERS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE ALLEGED MISMANAGEMENT OF THE FOOD TERMINAL INCORPORATED (FTI)

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING MARGIELYN DIDAL FOR WINNING THE FIRST GOLD MEDAL IN THE WOMEN’S STREET SKATEBOARD EVENT OF THE 2018 ASIAN GAMES ON AUGUST 29, 2018 AT PALEMBANG, INDONESIA

RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING BOXING LEGEND SENATOR EMMANUEL ‘MANNY’ PACQUIAO FOR WINNING AND RETAINING THE WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION (WBA) WELTERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE ON JANUARY 19, 2019 AT THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL COMMUNITIES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PLANNED RESUMPTION OF THE LAIBAN DAM PROJECT IN THE SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAIN RANGE THAT WAS SCUTTLED DURIGN THE MARCOS ERA AND WHICH WILL DISPLACE THOUSANDS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND IRRETRIEVABLY DESTROY THEIR ANCESTRAL LANDS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE, AFFECTING THEIR VERY SURVIVAL AS A PEOPLE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL COMMUNITIES TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE MINING EXPLORATION ACTIVITY IN THE DECLARED PROTECTED SEASCAPE AND LANDSCAPE IN PUJADA BAY, COVERING THE VILLAGE OF MACAMBOL IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF MATI, AND MT. HAMIGUITAN IN DAVAO ORIENTAL, THAT THREATENS THE LIFE AND LIVELIHOOD OF THE MANDAYA TRIBE RESIDING IN THE AREA AND TO REVIEW THE UNCHECKED ISSUANCE OF THE MINERAL PRODUCTION SHARING AGREEMENT (MPSA) EVEN WITH QUESTIONABLE FREE PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT (FPIC) FROM THE AFFECTED INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING MARGIELYN DIDAL FOR WINNING A GOLD MEDAL IN THE 2018 ASIAN GAMES AFTER EMERGING VICTORIOUS IN THE WOMEN’S STREET SKATEBOARD EVENT AT THE JSC SKATEBOARD STADIUM IN PALEMBANG, INDONESIA ON 29 AUGUST 2018

RESOLUTION HONORING THE LATE EDSEL MOSCOSO, VISUAL ARTIST, FOR HIS LIFE-LONG LOVE FOR THE ARTS AND FOR HIS MASTERFUL DEPICTION OF RURAL LIFE OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE