RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PROLIFERATION OF TEXT SCAMS THAT DEFRAUD CONSUMERS AND INQUIRE ON THE MEASURES BEING UNDERTAKEN BY APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND PRIVATE TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES TO PUT A STOP TO THIS UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY

RESOLUTION HONORING AND COMMENDING THE OUSTANDING TEACHERS OF 2006

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED ILLEGAL LOGGING IN THE PROTECTED PALAUI ISLAND IN CAGAYAN PROVINCE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD; HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY; AND TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED ENTRY OF UNINSPECTED FROZEN MEAT INTO THE COUNTRY IN RELATION TO THE POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND COORDINATION AMONG GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ON THE IMPORTATION, INSPECTION, DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF FROZEN MEAT TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY, SUFFICIENCY AND SAFETY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED PRESENCE OF ILLEGALLY HARVESTED LOGS IN THE PREMISES OF A PRIVATE RESORT AND FISHPOND ALLEGEDLY OWNED BY LINGIG, SURIGAO DEL SUR MAYOR ROBERTO LUNA JR.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTS OF ALLEGEDLY BOGUS PAYMENT CENTERS FAILING TO REMIT THEIR CUSTOMERS' PAYMENTS TO UTILITY COMPANIES

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING 15 YEAR OLD MARLISA PUNZALAN FOR WINNING X FACTOR AUSTRALIA ON OCTOBER 20, 2014 AND COMMENDING HER FOR BEING AN INSPIRATION TO FILIPINO TEENS ALL OVER THE WORLD

RESOLUTION DIRECTING AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED DEATHS DUE TO MENINGOCOCCEMIA IN TACLOBAN CITY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ONGOING RESEARCH BY SCIENTISTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BANOS ON THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF NANOGOLD FOR POSSIBLE MEDICAL USE

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING FILIPINO BILLIARDS DUE EFREN 'BATA' REYES AND FRANCISCO 'DJANGO' BUSTAMANTE FOR WINNING THE WORLD CUP OF POOL HELD FROM AUGUST 22 TO 27, 2006 AT THE NEWPORT CENTRE IN NEWPORT, SOUTH WALES IN GREAT BRITAIN

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE VIOLATIONS AGAINST REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9262, OR THE ANTI-VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN (VAWC) ACT OF 2004 BASED ON THE REPORT BY THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP) DIRECTORATE FOR INVESTIGATIVE AND DETECTIVE MANAGEMENT FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2015

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED EXCESSIVE ISSUANCE OF IMPORT PERMITS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRIES RESULTING TO THE MASSIVE FLOODING OF IMPORTED ONIONS IN THE MARKET TO THE DETRIMENT OF FILIPINO ONION GROWERS AND TRADERS WITH THE END IN VIEW OF FORMULATING NEW POLICIES TO IMPROVE THE INDUSTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT THAT THE COUNTRY IS ON HIGH ALERT AGAINST SMUGGLED WILD ANIMALS COMING INTO THE COUNTRY FROM AFRICA IN LIGHT OF THE DEADLY EBOLA VIRUS OUTBREAK IN PARTS OF WEST AFRICA

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION ON THE OIL SPILL IN THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUIMARAS ISLAND THAT ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE CHARTERED SHIP OWNER - SUNSHINE MARITIME DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE CHARTERING PARTY - PETRON CORPORATION TO OBSERVE DUE DILIGENCE AND EXERCISE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO PREVENT THIS ENVIRONMENTAL TRAGEDY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENACTING APPROPRIATE REMEDIAL LEGISLATION

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE TEN OUTSTANDING STUDENTS OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR 2014

RESOLUTION DECLARING AS READ AND APPROVED THE JOURNAL OF THE 90TH SESSION OF THE SENATE

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO AUTHORS SOPHIA MARIE LEE AND CATHERINE TORRES FOR WINNING IN THE 2014 SCHOLASTIC ASIAN BOOK AWARDS PRESENTED DURING THE ASIAN FESTIVAL OF CHILDREN'S CONTENT ON 30 MAY 2014 IN SINGAPORE

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF TWO HUNDRED (200) COPIES EACH OF THE JOURNAL AND THE RECORD OF THE SENATE FOR THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILMMAKER LAVRENTE INDICO DIAZ FOR WINNING THE GOLDEN LEOPARD AT THE 67TH LOCARNO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AT THE PLAZA GRANDE, LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND ON AUGUST 16, 2014

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, THE HONORABLE AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL, JR., FOR HIS INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION AS THE CHAMBER'S FISCALIZER DURING THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON TOURISM TO INQUIRE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE CURRENT CAPACITY OF OUR AIRPORTS TO RECEIVE INFLUX OF TRAVELERS AND TOURISTS AS OUR COUNTRY REOPENS ITS BORDERS FOR TOURISM

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MASS MEDIA, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PROLIFERATION OF TEXT SCAMS THAT ARE DIRECTED AT POSTPAID SUBSCRIBERS OF TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDERS AND INQUIRE ON THE MEASURES BEING UNDERTAKEN BY THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES TO PUT A STOP TO THESE UNSCRUPULOUS TRANSACTIONS

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE MAJORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, THE HONORABLE FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, FOR HIS DEDICATED AND OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN STEERING THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE SENATE DURING THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION CONCURRING IN THE RATIFICATION OF THE REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO THE COCONUT SCALE INSECT (ASPIDIOTUS RIGIDUS) INFESTATION IN THE COCONUT PLANTATIONS IN THE CALABARZON AREA

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE/S TO INQUIRE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE REPORTED PROLIFERATION OF FAKE LAND TITLES IN MANY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, SPECIFICALLY IN GENERAL SANTOS CITY, AND TO RECOMMEND FEASIBLE SOLUTIONS TO END THIS NEFARIOUS ACTIVITY AND THEREBY ALLEVIATE THE PLIGHT OF THE INNOCENT VICTIMS THEREOF

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, THE HONORABLE JUAN M. FLAVIER, FOR PERFORMING HIS DUTIES WITH UTMOST DEDICATION DURING THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORT THAT MANY FILIPINOS DO NOT HAVE ANY ACCESS TO FORMAL BANKING SERVICES OR ANY TRADITIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND REVISION OF CODES AND THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY INTO THE STATUS OF THE ANTI-USURY LAW CONSIDERING THE PRESENT PRACTICE OF THE CENTRAL BANK AND OTHER COMMERCIAL BANKS TO CONSIDER THE SAME TO BE NON-EXISTENT AND INTEREST COMPUTATION IS MADE TO DEPEND ON MARKET FORCES ALONE

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE PROFOUND GRATITUDE OF THE SENATE TO ITS ESTEEMED PRESIDENT, THE HONORABLE FRANKLIN M. DRILON, FOR HIS IMPECCABLE INTEGRITY, WISDOM, AND FIRM LEADERSHIP OF THE SENATE DURING THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED LACK OF LAWYERS IN THE PUBLIC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN DAVAO CITY HANDLING CASES OF POOR AND NON-PAYING CLIENTS

RESOLUTION HONORING AND COMMENDING THE TEN OUTSTANDING TEACHERS OF 2014 AWARDED BY THE METROBANK FOUNDATION, INC.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STRICTER PROCEDURES IN APPROVING FINANCIAL AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE PHILIPPINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICE (PCSO)

RESOLUTION INVESTIGATING IN AID OF LEGISLATION THE SLOW RESPONSE OF PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO SPECIFIC PROBLEMS AND ISSUES OF OUR OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) AND CALLING ON THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER RELEVANT AGENCIES TO IMMEDIATELY ACT, TO INVESTIGATE AND FILE APPROPRIATE CASES AGAINST RECRUITMENT AGENCIES THAT VICTIMIZE OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) BY CHARGING ILLEGAL AND EXORBITANT PLACEMENT AND OTHER FEES AND BY CAPTURING THEIR AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE (ATM) CARDS AS MEANS TO EXACT PAYMENT THEREOF

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGATION THAT PROPERTY COMPANY OF FRIENDS, INC. HAS DEVELOPED REALTY PROJECTS IN VIOLATION OF SEVERAL LAWS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT OF BUREAU OF CUSTOMS PERSONNEL IN THE SMUGGLING OF FROZEN MEAT PRODUCTS IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED ACCOUNTS OF CHILD LABOR AND THE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THE CHILD LABORERS EXPERIENCE IN DAVAO CITY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REDUCTION OF LICENSE FEES BY THE PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMING CORPORATION (PAGCOR) FOR PRIVATE CASINOS AT ENTERTAINMENT CITY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED RECOVERY OF IMPROVISED ANTI-PERSONNEL LANDMINES AND BOMB-MAKING MATERIALS LEFT BY COMMUNIST INSURGENTS IN MARBON, TALACOGON, AGUSAN DEL SUR

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE EFFICIENCY OF EMISSION TESTING CENTERS IN THE ISSUANCE OF EMISSION COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATES AS ONE OF THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE BEFORE A VEHICLE IS PROCESSED FOR RENEWAL REGISTRATION

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO JUNIOR ARCHER GABRIEL LUIS MORENO FOR WINNING THE COUNTRY'S FIRST GOLD MEDAL IN THE 2ND YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES ON 24 AUGUST 2014 IN NANJING, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES; AND CULTURAL COMMUNITIES TO CONDUCT AN IMMEDIATE INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED ILLEGAL MINING ACTIVITIES BEING CONDUCTED IN THE CAVES OF THE NATIONAL HISTORICAL SITE OF BIAK-NA-BATO, A PLACE OF PRIDE, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF RECOMMENDING POLICIES TO AID IN ITS FURTHER PRESERVATION

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF DAVAO ORIENTAL TOGETHER WITH THE PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT BOARD AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THE MOUNT HAMIGUITAN RANGE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IN LIGHT OF ITS SUCCESSFUL INSCRIPTION IN THE LIST OF WORLD HERITAGE SITES MAINTAINED BY THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING DR. GAVINO TRONO, DR. ANGEL ALCALA, DR. ROMAN BARBA, AND DR. EDGARDO GOMEZ FOR HAVING BEEN CONFERRED WITH THE ORDER OF NATIONAL SCIENTIST LAST 12 AUGUST 2014

RESOLUTION COMMENDING EFREN 'BATA' REYES, THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION, FOR HIS SKILL AND DETERMINATION THAT LED TO HIS VICTORY IN THE INTERNATIONAL POOL TOUR 2006 WORLD OPEN 8-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALARMING REPORT ON THE INCREASING TEEN SMOKERS IN BAGUIO CITY