RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE TOTAL BAN OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) DEPLOYMENT TO KUWAIT IN THE LIGHT OF THE TRAGIC FATE OF SLAIN FILIPINA OFW JOANNA DEMAFELIS IN KUWAIT

RESOLUTION INFORMING PRESIDENT RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT IN THE SENATE AND THAT THIS BODY HAS ENTERED UPON THE EXERCISE OF ITS FUNCTIONS FOR THE THIRD REGULAR SESSION OF THE SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED CRIME SYNDICATES RECRUITING MINORS AND USING THEM TO PERPETRATE THEIR CRIMINAL ACTS

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE RP SKATERS WHO WON IN THE SKATE ASIA 2007

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE COMPLETE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE LOANS ENTERED INTO BY THE GOVERNMENT TO FUND THE ‘BUILD! BUILD! BUILD’ PROGRAM, THEREBY ASSESSING THE POSSIBLE IMPACT OF SUCH LOANS ON OUR ECONOMY AND NATIONAL SECURITY

RESOLUTION DECLARING AS READ AND APPROVED THE JOURNAL OF THE 79TH SESSION OF THE SENATE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE POSSIBLE INCREASE OF LABORERS IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR DUE TO TRADE LIBERALIZATION

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE BRAVERY AND DEDICATION OF THE FALLEN OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS IN THE BASILAN BATTLE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE REPORTED SHORTAGE OF THE NATIONAL FOOD AUTHORITY’S (NFA) RICE BUFFER STOCK LEADING TO A CONCOMITANT INCREASE IN RICE PRICES IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF TWENTY (20) PRINTED AND ONE HUNDRED (100) DIGITAL COPIES OF THE JOURNAL AND THE RECORD OF THE SENATE FOR THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO CONDUCT A STUDY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE INCREASING INCIDENCE OF HUMAN IMMUNO-DEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION IN THE COUNTRY, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF LAUNCHING A MASSIVE INFORMATION CAMPAIGN, INCREASE FUNDS FOR DISEASE RESEARCH AND CONTROL, PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PRIVATE SECTOR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND RECOMMEND APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GAMES, AMUSEMENT, AND SPORTS TO LOOK INTO, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE LEVEL OF PREPAREDNESS OF THE PHILIPPINE TEAM TO COMPETE IN THE UPCOMING 24TH SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES AND 4TH ASEAN PARAGAMES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE FAILURE OF THE GOVERNMENT TO EFFICIENTLY UTILIZE DONATIONS INTENDED TO ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT IN EFFECTIVELY COMBATING THE DRUG PROBLEM THROUGH THE PROPER TREATMENT OF DRUG ADDICTION, WHICH FAILURE LED TO THE EXTREMELY UNDER-UTILIZED MEGA-DRUG REHABILITATION FACILITY IN NUEVA ECIJA, AND INTO PROPRIETY OF FURTHER PLANS TO CONSTRUCT OTHER SIMILAR MEGA-DRUG REHABILITATION FACILITIES IN LIGHT OF THE FAILURE OF THE FIRST ONE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE GOVERNMENT TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING CHINESE BLACKLISTED FIRMS IN THE BANGON MARAWI PROGRAM

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY; AND TRADE AND COMMERCE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PROLIFERATION OF EXPIRED PROCESSED FOOD IN THE MARKET WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF REVIEWING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7394 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CONSUMER CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED FACTUAL, CONCEPTUAL AND GRAMMATICAL ERRORS, AND INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE APPEARING IN TEXTBOOKS USED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE INCREASING INCIDENCE OF ABUSE OF OFWS

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE TO FULLY PROMOTE, SUPPORT, AND ENHANCE THE PHILIPPINES-ISRAEL RELATIONS, A PHILIPPINES-ISRAEL PARLIAMENTARY FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION BE ESTABLISHED

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT TO EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IN THE GENERATION OF INVESTMENTS FOR THE FRONTIER GEOTHERMAL AREAS WITH THE END IN VIEW OF FULLY IMPLEMENTING THE PHILIPPINE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NON-PAYMENT OF OR DELAYED REMITTANCES OF EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES PREMIUM CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOAN REPAYMENTS OF EMPLOYEES TO THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ‘SANGLA ATM’ SCHEME, AND ITS ALLEGED MISUSE BY UNSCRUPULOUS INDIVIDUALS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, SO AS TO PREVENT THE OCCURRENCE OF MORE FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES IN THE FUTURE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE MANDATE, POWERS, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PHILIPPINE RECLAMATION AUTHORITY (PRA) UNDER ITS CHARTER, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND OTHER ISSUANCES, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF INTRODUCING REFORMS, REVISIONS, AND AMENDMENTS, IF NECESSARY, TO ENSURE THAT THE REAL PROPERTIES HELD BY PRA FOR THE STATE ARE BEING ADMINISTERED OR OPERATED EFFICIENTLY, ECONOMICALLY AND TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON BANKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CURRENCIES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PROLIFERATION OF FAKE PESO BILLS IN VARIOUS DENOMINATIONS, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF STOPPING THE ILLEGAL OPERATIONS OF COUNTERFEITING SYNDICATES AND PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM FRAUD.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD; AND HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES IN THE SENATE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE SPREAD OF HOG CHOLERA VIRUS (HCV), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER (CSF), IN THE PROVINCES OF BULACAN AND NUEVA ECIJA, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROVIDING NECESSARY LEGISLATIVE MEASURES THAT WOULD ADDRESS FUTURE PROBLEMS OF HOG CHOLERA EPIDEMIC IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE SEVERE POLLUTION IN BORACAY WITH THE END VIEW OF FORMULATING POLICIES TO ADDRESS THE ISLAND’S DETERIORATING STATE, PROTECT ITS ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY, AND PROMOTE ITS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE STATUS, SUSTAINABILITY AND RISKS OF PROJECTS UNDER THE ‘BUILD, BUILD, BUILD’ PROGRAM AND THE MODES OF FINANCING ENTERED OR TO BE ENTERED INTO BY THE GOVERNMENT TO FUND THE SAME

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE SOURCING OF HIGH-POWERED FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION SUPPOSEDLY PROCURED BY THE AMPATUAN CLAN, INCLUDING 40 BUSHMASTER ASSAULT RIFLES THAT DISAPPEARED FROM THE ARMORY OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE IN 2007, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROPOSING LEGISLATIVE MEASURES THAT WOULD STRENGTHEN PUBLIC SAFETY REGULATIONS IN RELATION TO THE PROCUREMENT OF HIGH-POWERED FIREARMS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS TO INQUIRE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TULLAHAN BRIDGE IN VALENZUELA CITY AND 22 OTHER BRIDGES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT’S DEPLOYMENT BAN TO KUWAIT, INCLUDING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE REPATRIATED OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THOSE WHOSE PLACEMENT HAS BEEN DEFERRED IN THE WAKE OF SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF DEATH OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS IN THE SAID ARAB COUNTRY

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST OF SOLICITOR GENERAL JOSE CALIDA, ARISING FROM SECURITY SERVICE CONTRACTS BETWEEN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND VIGILANT INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY AGENCY, INC.

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE PHILIPPINE CONTINGENT TO THE 2009 SOUTH EAST ASIAN GAMES HELD IN VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC ON 9-18 DECEMBER 2009 FOR BRINGING HOME A TOTAL OF 38 GOLD, 35 SILVER AND 51 BRONZE MEDALS IN THE 11-NATION SPORTS MEET

RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A REVIEW OF THE STATUS OF THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT AND THE CPP-NPA-NDFP BLOC TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AREAS AND TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS TO BRING BOTH PARTIES BACK TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE AND RESUSCITATE THE ROADMAP TO PEACE

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY ON THE STATUS OF AIRPORTS IN THE COUNTRY, WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF DECONGESTING THE NINOY AQUINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, IDENTIFYING MEASURES TO ADDRESS PASSENGER CONCERNS AND REALIZING THE NATION’S FULL ECONOMIC POTENTIAL

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE GRAVE CONCERN OF THE SENATE OVER THE INCREASING MILITARIZATION BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA AND SOUTH CHINA SEA, AND URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO FILE A DIPLOMATIC PROTEST AGAINST THE SAME

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES; AND CLIMATE CHANGE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE PREPAREDNESS OF THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO THE EL NIÑO IN THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION CALLING ON PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO TO FULFILL HER CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY TO TRANSMIT TO THE PHILIPPINE SENATE FOR RATIFICATION THE 1998 ROME STATUTE CREATING THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) FOR THE PROSECUTION OF THE GRAVEST CRIMES UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT; AND FOREIGN RELATIONS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE RECENT DEATHS OF JOANNA DANIELA DEMAFELIS AND JOSIE LLOREN, AS WELL AS SIMILAR MALTREATMENTS AND DEATHS OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) THROUGH THE YEARS, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF FORMULATING EFFECTIVE MEASURES AND POLICIES TO PROACTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY ASSIST AND PROTECT OUR MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER DEPLOYMENT

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATIONS TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED UNAUTHORIZED TRANSFER OF P10.6 BILLION PHILHEALTH FUNDS ALLOTTED FOR SENIOR CITIZENS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO CONDUCT A REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE E-COMMERCE LAW OF THE PHILIPPINES AS REGARDS THE RECENT HACKING OF GOVERNMENT WEBSITES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PEACE, UNIFICATION AND RECONCILIATION AND THE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF PEACE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (GRP) AND THE MORO ISLAMIC LIBERATION FRONT (MILF) IN VIEW OF THE ESCALATING ARMED CONFLICT IN MINDANAO AND THE NEED TO DETERMINE WHAT IS THE PEACE POLICY OF THE MACAPAGAL-ARROYO ADMINISTRATION

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO DETERMINE, THE SOUNDNESS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND OR ACEF BY THE DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES UNDER RA 10848 TO PROMOTE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF OUR FARMERS AND FISHERFOLKS IN THE ADVENT OF THE ASEAN INTEGRATION

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE; AND FINANCE TO FIND FEASIBLE WAYS AND MEANS TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE THE BASE PAY AND BENEFITS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, TO ENSURE THAT TEACHING WILL ATTRACT AND RETAIN ITS RIGHTFUL SHARE OF THE BEST AVAILABLE TALENTS, TO ENSURE PARITY IN THE SALARIES OF CIVILIAN AND MILITARY AND UNIFORMED PERSONNEL, AND TO PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH A MEANINGFUL STANDARD OF LIVING COMMENSURATE TO THEIR SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF EXPLOITATION AND PROSTITUTION OF MINORS IN OUR COUNTRY, IN THE LIGHT OF THE REPORTED GROWING BUSINESS OF SEX TOURISM IN SOME AREAS OF OUR COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO INQUIRE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9211 OR THE TOBACCO REGULATIONS ACT OF 2003

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT-SUBSIDIZED RICE BY THE NATIONAL FOOD AUTHORITY (NFA), WITH THE END-IN-VIEW OF ENSURING THE STABILITY OF SUPPLY AND PRICE OF RICE.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ORDER AND DANGEROUS DRUGS TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE SPATE OF KILLINGS AND ATTEMPTED KILLINGS OF CATHOLIC PRIESTS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY ON THE OPERATIONS OF A CERTAIN ENTITY KNOWN AS GRACELAND PROPERTIES DEVELOPMENT, INC. THAT HAS ALLEGEDLY BEEN CONDUCTING AN INVESTMENT SCAM WITH THE END IN VIEW OF CRAFTING REMEDIAL LEGISLATION TO PROTECT INVESTORS FROM SUCH SCAMS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON BANKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CURRENCIES, COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES, COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, AND COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES TO CONDUCT A JOINT INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY ON THE PRIVATIZATION OF STRATEGIC STATE ASSETS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT A RE-EXAMINATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, OF THE GOVERNMENT’S MIGRATION POLICIES IN THE WAKE OF CONTINUED ABUSES AND EXPLOITATION SUFFERED BY OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS), WITH AN END-IN-VIEW OF PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF EVERY FILIPINO MIGRANT WORKER, OUR MODERN DAY HEROES

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING FILIPINO RING SENSATION SENATOR MANNY 'PACMAN' PACQUIAO FOR DEFEATING THE REIGNING WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION (WBA) WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION LUCAS MATTHYSSE TO CLAIM THE TITLE IN THEIR BOXING MATCH, HELD ON JULY 15, 2018 AT THE AXIATA ARENA IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA