RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING, COMMENDING AND HONORING THE UPEEPZ FOR BRINGING GLORY AND HONOR TO THE PHILIPPINES BY BECOMING THE WORLD CHAMPIONS IN THE 2016 WORLD HIPHOP DANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED DEDUCTION BY DSWD OFFICIALS FROM THE FIVE HUNDRED PESO (PHP 500) SOCIAL PENSION FOR INDIGENT SENIOR CITIZENS, IN DIRECT CONTRAVENTION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7432, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9994, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE EXPANDED SENIOR CITIZENS ACT OF 2010.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE POSSIBLE REFORMULATION OF THE GOVERNMENT’S ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAM IN LIGHT OF THE RESULTS OF TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL’S 2009 GLOBAL CORRUPTION BAROMETER REPORT

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE COUNTRYS OUTSTANDING POLICEMEN IN SERVICE (C.O.P.S.) OF 2016

RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE ONGOING PEACE PROCESS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (GRP) AND THE COMMUNIST PARY OF THE PHILIPPINES-NEW PEOPLE'S ARMY-NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT OF THE PHILIPPINES (CPP-NPA-NDFP).

RESOLUTION COMMENDING ATTY. ANTONIO A. OPOSA JR. FOR BEING THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2008 INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AWARD BY THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE CONTINUING INCIDENTS OF EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS OF AND ARBITRARY ACTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST JOURNALISTS

RESOLUTION HONORING AND COMMENDING THE 2016 METROBANK FOUNDATION OUTSTANDING TEACHERS FOR THEIR PROFOUND COMMITMENT IN PROMOTING A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED PERSISTENCE OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND PROSTITUTION IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND THE APPARENT NEED TO AMEND EXISTING LAWS AND MAKE THEM MORE RESPONSIVE IN DETERRING AND PENALIZING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND PROSTITUTION.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON FOREIGN RELATIONS; LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE ACTIONS THAT MAY BE TAKEN BY THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF REPEATED CAPTIVITY OF FILIPINO SEAMEN IN THE SOMALI COAST

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO INTERNATIONAL MASTER ENRICO ‘IKONG’ SEVILLANO FOR TYING FIRST PLACE WITH GRANDMASTER VARUZHAN AKOBIAN AT THE 2009 NATIONAL OPEN CHESS CHAMPION-SHIP OF THE LAS VEGAS INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL HELD ON 4-7 JUNE 2009 AT THE SOUTH POINT HOTEL, CASINO AND SPA IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, U.S.A.

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING PHILIPPINE NAVY ENSIGN MAYCEE ANGGA FOR RECEIVING THE BEST INTERNATIONAL STUDENT AWARD AT THE BRITANNIA ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE

RESOLUTION HONORING AND COMMENDING THE OUTSTANDING WOMEN IN THE NATION'S SERVICE (TOWNS) 2016 AWARDEES.

RESOLUTION COMMENDING ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYER ANTONIO A. OPOSA JR. FOR BEING THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2008 CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (CIEL) AWARD

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO JUNIOR CHESS PLAYER STEPHEN ROME PANGILINAN FOR WINNING THE SUSAN POLGAR WORLD OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR GIRLS AND BOYS IN THE BOYS UNDER EIGHT DIVISION OF THE LAS VEGAS INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL HELD ON 4-7 JUNE 2009 AT THE SOUTH POINT HOTEL, CASINO AND SPA IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, U.S.A.

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING UPEEPZ AND THE ALLIANCE FOR WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL AND BRONZE MEDAL IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DIVISIONS, IN THE 15TH WORLD HIP HOP DANCE CHAMPIONSHIP HELD IN WESTIN LAKE LAS VEGAS RESORT, NEVADA, USA

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING SENATOR LOREN B. LEGARDA FOR HER APPOINTMENT AS WOMEN IN PARLIAMENTS GLOBAL FORUM AMBASSADOR FOR THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON GOVERNMENT RESPONSE MECHANISMS AND STRUCTURES TO KIDNAPPING INCIDENTS AND SUCH OTHER SIMILAR CRISIS SITUATIONS

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING POWERADE-TEAM PILIPINAS FOR WINNING THE 8TH SOUTHEAST ASIAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (SEABA) MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE ANGKASAPURA LANUD BASKETBALL HALL IN MEDAN, INDONESIA ON 6-9 JUNE 2009

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATIONS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED P200-MILLION RACKET INVOLVING FRAUDULENT PROCESSING OF PHILIPPINE HAJJ PASSPORTS ISSUED TO NON-FILIPINO MUSLIMS

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE MANDATE, POWERS, AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (ERC) UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9136 OR THE ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY REFORM ACT OF 2001 IN LIGHT OF THE ALLEGED SUICIDE OF ERC DIRECTOR ATTY. FRANCISCO 'JUN' VILLA.

RESOLUTION COMMENDING NONITO DONAIRE JR. AND BRIAN VILORIA FOR THEIR VICTORY IN THE RECENTLY HELD BOXING COMPETITION ON 19 APRIL 2009 AT THE ARANETA COLISEUM, BRINGING PRIDE TO EVERY FILIPINO AND PROVIDING AN INSPIRATION TO OUR NATION

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO TENNIS PLAYER FRANCIS CASEY ‘NIÑO’ ALCANTARA FOR WINNING THE JUNIOR DOUBLES TITLE OF THE 17TH INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TOURNAMENT OF OFFENBACH/MAIN 2009 IN OFFENBACH/MAIN, GERMANY HELD ON 9-14 JUNE 2009

RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO REVISIT THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OF THE COUNTRY WITH THE END VIEW OF CRAFTING A LEGISLATED COMPREHENSIVE URBAN MASTER PLAN

RESOLUTION CONCURRING IN THE RATIFICATION OF THE ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT OF THE ASIAN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT BANK.

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT IT IS IMPERATIVE UPON THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO ACT WITH DISPATCH AND EXPEDITIOUSLY RESOLVE ALL CASES FILED AGAINST CELSO DELOS ANGELES AND OTHER OFFICERS OF THE LEGACY GROUP OF PRE-NEED COMPANIES AND RURAL BANKS SO THAT JUSTICE IS SERVED TO ALL INJURED LEGACY PLANHOLDERS AND DEPOSITORS

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING VETERINARIAN TEODULO M. TOPACIO JR. ON HIS CONFERMENT AS NATIONAL SCIENTIST OF THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATIONS (BLUE RIBBON) TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE POSSIBLE MALFEASANCE, MISFEASANCE, AND NONFEASANCE OF PUBLIC OFFICERS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT 9593 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE TOURISM ACT OF 2009

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, AS TO THE FAILURE OF THE POWER SECTOR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MANAGEMENT (PSALM) CORPORATION TO REMIT DIVIDENDS DUE TO THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY'; AND YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS TO CONDUCT A STUDY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALARMING INCREASE IN DEATH OF WOMEN RESULTING FROM PREGNANCY-RELATED COMPLICATIONS AND CHILDBIRTH DEATHS TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE UNICEF'S STATE OF THE WORLD'S CHILDREN REPORT 2009

RESOLUTION HONORING AND REMEMBERING PRIVATE FIRST CLASS RANDY SACRO, PFC MARLON QUIDEP, SGT. RAFAEL QUINONES, SGT. WILHELM ALVAREZ, PFC ROBERT FEDOCHINO, PFC WILLY CABILITE, AND PFC DIOAN TAMAYO FOR THEIR UNPARALLELED DEDICATION TO THE MILITARY SERVICE AND EXTRAORDINARY BRAVERY AND COURAGE IN THE CALL OF DUTY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON FOREIGN RELATIONS; AND LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE TRAGIC DEATH OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKER IRMA AVILA EDLOY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE, TO INQUIRE AND REVIEW, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED PYROTECHNICS AND FIRECRACKERS BAN.

RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE DOUBLING OF THE APPROPRIATION FOR HEALTH RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS FOR THEIR COMMERCIAL APPLICATION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON FOREIGN RELATIONS; NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON POLICY ISSUES RELATIVE TO THE REPORTED COLLISION BETWEEN A CHINESE SUBMARINE AND THE UNITED STATES UNDERWATER SONAR

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE RECENTLY ADOPTED SCHEME OF REQUIRING FILIPINO APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE OF KUWAIT TO UNDERGO MEDICAL EXAMINATION CONDUCTED EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH WINSTON Q8 CERTIFICATIONS SOLUTIONS, INC. (WINSTON Q8) AS PRE-REQUISITE FOR THE GRANT OF WORK VISA BY THE EMBASSY OF THE STATE OF KUWAIT IN THE PHILIPPINES, WHICH NOT ONLY EXPOSES OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS TO ARBITRARY AND EXORBITANT EXPENSES BUT ALSO CONTRAVENES THE PROVISIONS OF THE MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE, TO INQUIRE AND REVIEW, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE REPORTED PRESENCE OF ALLEGED ILLEGAL CHINESE WORKERS IN CLARK, PAMPANGA AND OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND COMMERCE; AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PANDEMIC POTENTIAL OF THE NEW STRAIN OF SWINE FLU VIRUS THAT HAS CAUSED DEATHS AND INFECTIONS TO PEOPLE IN MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES TO ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF NECESSARY VACCINES AND MEDICINES TO PATIENTS AFFECTED BY THE VIRUS IN THE COUNTRY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING SIMON ANTHONY LORENZO, HANNAH CARIZE SANGALANG, ROWELL CASTRO, JEREEL ARON SAHAGUN, CARISSA MAY ENRIQUEZ AND KEVIN BRYAN JOSE FOR WINNING THE MAJOR AWARDS IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES IN THE 2009 INTER-NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE WORLD ENERGY, ENGINEERING, AND ENVIRONMENT PROJECT (I-SWEEEP) OLYMPIAD IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, LAST APRIL 15-20, 2009

RESOLUTION HONORING AND COMMENDING THE TEN (10) OUSTANDING TEACHERS OF 2016 AWARDED BY THE METROBANK FOUNDAITON, INC.

RESOLUTION HONORING AND COMMENDING THE 2016 SCIENCE AWARDEES OF THE PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (PHILAAST)

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

RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING PHILIPPINE TAEKWONDO TEAM FOR WINNING THE OVERALL TITLE IN THE 2009 SOUTHEAST ASIAN TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HO CHI MINH CITY IN VIETNAM LAST JUNE 5-8, 2009

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATE OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY IN SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE

RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING JAYAR INSON FOR WINNING THE VACANT WBO ASIA PACIFIC WELTERWEIGHT TITLE AT EDION ARENA IN OSAKA, JAPAN

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED JOB VACANCIES IN THE GOVERNMENT SECTOR WHICH MAY CURB THE ESCALATING UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND COMMERCE AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PLIGHT OF THE PHILIPPINES' CREATIVE INDUSTRY WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROMOTING ITS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE TAX REFORM PROPOSALS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF IMPROVING THE COUNTRY'S TAX COLLECTION EFFORT WHILE ENSURING THAT THE COUNTRY'S TAX SYSTEM IS SIMPLER, MORE EQUITABLE AND PROGRESSIVE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO INQUIRE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED DELAYS IN TEXT MESSAGE DELIVERY BY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED NEED TO PROVIDE REMEDIES THAT WILL ALLOW OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTHS TO RETURN TO SCHOOL AND FINISH THEIR EDUCATION