RESOLUTION CONCURRING IN THE RATIFICATION OF THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING ASEAN+3 MACROECONOMIC RESEARCH OFFICE (AMRO)

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS OR ANY APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE/S TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE HIGH INCIDENCE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVOLVING YOUNG WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND THE REPORT THAT THE PHILIPPINES IS STILL ON UNITED STATES 'TIER 2' HUMAN TRAFFICKING WATCH LIST

RESOLUTION CONCURRING IN THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONVENTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS TO LOOK INTO THE REMEDIAL MEASURES TAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (DFA) IN PROTECTING THE WELFARE AND INTERESTS OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFW) IN TAIWAN AND FILIPINOS WHO ARE SEEKING EMPLOYMENT IN THE SAID COUNTRY, IN THE LIGHT OF THE REPORTED STRAINED RELATIONS BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT AND TAIWAN OVER THE DEPORTATION OF TAIWAN NATIONALS TO CHINA

RESOLUTION CONCURRING IN THE ACCESSION TO THE CONVENTION ON CYBERCRIME

RESOLUTION STRONGLY RECOMMENDING TO THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT THE IMMEDIATE ACCESSION AND RATIFICATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF ALL PERSONS FROM ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES CITING THAT IT WILL BE FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COUNTRY AND THE PROTECTION OF THE FILIPINO DESAPARECIDOS

RESOLUTION CONCURRING IN THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONVENTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FOEIGN AFFAIRS (DFA) IN COORDINATION WITH THE OVERSEAS WORKERS WELFARE ADMINISTRATION (OWWA) AND OTHER LABOR RELATED AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT, AS WELL AS ON THE ADEQUACY OF FUNDS, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ASSESSING THE PREPAREDNESS OF PHILIPPINE POSTS ABROAD IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, THEREBY ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) AND OTHER FILIPINOS RESIDING ABROAD

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF PASSPORTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADDRESSING DELAYS AND TO IMPROVE THE PASSPORT APPLICATION SYSTEM

RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, OVERSEAS WORKERS WELFARE ADMINISTRATION AND THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION AS WELL AS THE OTHER CONCERNED EXECUTIVE AGENCIES TO DEVISE A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF OUR REPATRIATED OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS DUE TO THE SERIES OF UNREST IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA PROVIDING THEM WITH THE ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF FINANCIAL AID, LIVELIHOOD AND TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAINING, PREFERENCE IN REDEPLOYMENT, FREE HOSPITALIZATION AND PHILHEALTH MEMBERSHIP, EDUCATIONAL HELP AND OTHER BENEFITS

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES AND FOREIGN RELATIONS, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO CONDUCT AN EXHAUSTIVE INQUIRY AND INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE UNTOWARD DEATHS OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) AND A RE-EXAMINATION OF THE GOVERNMENT’S LABOR AND FOREIGN POLICIES AND PROGRAMS IN LIGHT OF THE CONTINUED ABUSES, EXPLOITATION, AND DEATHS OF OUR OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) SINCE THE DEATH OF FLOR CONTEMPLACION ON MARCH 17, 1995

RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, AND THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION TO LOOK INTO THE SITUATION OF FILIPINOS IN IRAQ TOWARD AFFORDING THEM PROTECTION WITHIN THE PARAMETERS PROVIDED UNDER THE MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED

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 DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PREPAREDNESS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (DFA), IN COORDINATION WITH THE OVERSEAS WORKERS WELFARE ADMINISTRATION (OWWA) AND OTHER RELEVANT AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT, IN ADDRESSING ANY AND ALL CONTINGENCIES THAT THREATEN THE SECURITY AND WELL-BEING OF OVERSEAS FILIPINOS IN TIMES OF CRISIS, WITH THE END-VIEW OF ENSURING THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE THIRD PILLAR OF THE PHILIPPINE FOREIGN POLICY WHICH IS TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS AND PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND INTERESTS OF ALL FILIPINOS OVERSEAS

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 CALLING ON THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO PURSUE THE CONVENING OF THE JOINT COMMISSION MEETING WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA TO ADDRESS MATTERS AFFECTING OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS IN SAUDI ARABIA, INCLUDING THE RECENT ISSUE ON THE SUSPENSION OF THE PROCESSING AND VERIFICATION OF APPLICATIONS BY FILIPINO DOMESTIC WORKERS BOUND FOR SAUDI ARABIA, AND OTHER MEASURES TO EXPAND TECHNICAL COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINES AND THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

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 URGING THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE NEW 'NITAQAT' SYSTEM ENFORCED BY THE SAUDI ARABIAN GOVERNMENT ON OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ADOPTING A COMPREHENSIVE AND RESPONSIVE LEGISLATION AND PLAN OF ACTION THAT CAN SUPPORT AND ASSIST MIGRANT WORKERS WHO MAY BE DISPLACED

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 DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON TOURISM AND FOREIGN RELATIONS TO CONDUCT A STUDY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE BEST PRACTICES IN PROMOTING THE NEW TRENDS IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY AND AT THE SAME TIME LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF ADOPTING A TOURISM ORIENTED FOREIGN SERVICE POLICY WITH THE END IN VIEW OF REACHING NEW TOURISM MARKS FOR THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION CONCURRING IN THE RATIFICATION OF THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EFTA STATES AND THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED IMPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTES FROM NEW ZEALAND AND THE NEED TO IMMEDIATELY RATIFY THE BASEL BAN AMENDMENT WHICH PROHIBITS THE EXPORT OF TOXIC WASTES FROM DEVELOPED COUNTRIES TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

RESOLUTION CONCURRING THE ACCESSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE CONTROL OF HARMFUL ANTI-FOULING SYSTEMS ON SHIPS, 2001

RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEES ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE INCREASING INCIDENTS OF OFW MURDERS AND THOSE KILLED WITH IGNOMINY WITH THE END IN VIEW OF FORMULATING POLICIES TO PROTECT OFW'S AS WELL AS FORMULATING BETTER REPATRIATION PROCEDURE AND A RELEVANT SYSTEM OF GIVING ASSISTANCE TO THEM

RESOLUTION CONCURRING IN THE ACCESSION TO THE PROTOCOL OF 1988 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON LOAD LINES, 1966

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE DEPLORABLE SITUATION OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS IN SAUDI ARABIA WHO ARE FORCED TO SELL THEIR BLOOD FOR DAILY SUBSISTENCE AND EARN EXTRA INCOME TO SEND REMITTANCES TO THEIR FAMILIES

RESOLUTION CONCURRING IN THE ACCESSION TO THE PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE REPORTED DEPLOYMENT BAN ISSUED BY THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION IN FORTY ONE COUNTRIES WITH THE END IN VIEW OF REVIEWING THE GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROCESSES FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS

RESOLUTION CONCURRING IN THE ACCESSION TO THE PROTOCOL OF 1988 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE UTILIZATION OF FOREIGN AID, WITH THE END VIEW OF ENSURING AID EFFECTIVENESS IN PROMOTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVING THE SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE FILIPINOS

RESOLUTION CONCURRING IN THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGREEMENT TO PROMOTE COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT MEASURES BY FISHING VESSELS ON THE HIGH SEAS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE UTILIZATION OF FOREIGN AID FOR POST-SENDONG RELIEF, RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS TO ENSURE AID EFFECTIVENESS IN IMPROVING THE WELFARE OF TROPICAL STORM SENDONG VICTIMS

RESOLUTION CONCURRING IN THE ACCESSION TO THE AGREEMENT ON PORT STATE MEASURES TO PREVENT, DETER AND ELIMINATE ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING

RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE CONCURRENCE OF THE SENATE IN THE RATIFICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION'S CONVENTION 189 (DOMESTIC WORKERS' CONVENTION, 2011), THEREBY ENSURING FULL ENJOYMENT OF RIGHTS BY FILIPINO DOMESTIC WORKERS WORLDWIDE

RESOLUTION CONCURRING IN THE ACCESSION TO THE PROTOCOL OF 1997 TO AMEND THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS, 1973, AS MODIFIED BY THE PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING THERETO

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS AND THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT A JOINT INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED DUMPING OF TOXIC WASTE IN PHILIPPINE WATERS BY A FOREIGN FIRM AND ITS ALLEGED CLAIM OF COVERAGE UNDER THE VISITING FORCES AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES TO AVOID INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE CRIMINAL LIABILITY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING THAT IMPLEMENTATION OF PHILIPPINE TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE THE PARAMOUNT OBJECTIVE OF PROTECTING THE NATIONAL INTEREST

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON CHINA’S INSTALLATION OF MISSILE SYSTEMS ON THREE (3) FORTIFIED OUTPOSTS IN THE SPRATLY ISLANDS WHICH IS BEING CLAIMED BY THE PHILIPPINES, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ASSERTING THE COUNTRY’S SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY, AND ENSURING THAT THIS MILITARIZATION BY CHINA DOES NOT POSE ANY THREAT TO THE PHILIPPINE’S DEFENSE AND SECURITY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY IN AID OF LEGISLATION ON THE REPORTED DUMPING OF TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS WASTE IN SUBIC BAY BY GLENN DEFENSE MARINE ASIA

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO CHINA’S INSTALLATION OF MISSILES ON MISCHIEF (PANGANIBAN) REEF, SUBI (ZAMORA) REEF, AND FIERY CROSS (KAGITINGAN) REEF, AND THE DIRECTION OF OUR FOREIGN POLICY, WITH THE END VIEW OF PROTECTING OUR SOVEREIGN RIGHTS AND PRESERVING OUR NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERESTS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED DUMPING OF HAZARDOUS WASTES IN OUR TERRITORIAL SEAS ABUTTING SUBIC BAY AND IF NECESSARY TO REVISIT THE PROVISIONS OF THE RP-USA VISITING FORCES AGREEMENT TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE OF THE INCIDENT SUBJECT OF THIS RESOLUTION

RESOLUTION URGING PRESIDENT RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE TO CONVENE THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL TO DETERMINE DECISIVE COURSES OF ACTION TO ADDRESS CHINA’S MILITARIZATION OVER THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED GROUNDING OF THE FOREIGN MILITARY VESSEL USS GUARDIAN IN THE COUNTRY'S PRIME MARINE PROTECTED AREA AND WORLD HERITAGE SITE, THE TUBBATAHA REEFS NATURAL PARK, WITH THE END VIEW OF ENSURING FULL DISCLOSURE AND ACCOUNTING OF THE TOTAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE INCIDENT AND STRENGTHENING EXISTING MECHANISMS TO PREVENT A FUTURE SIMILAR OCCURRENCE

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 CONCURRING IN THE RATIFICATION OF THE TREATY ON EXTRADITION BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE WELFARE OF FILIPINO FISHERFOLK IN PANATAG SHOAL, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENACTING MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD THEIR SOCIO-ECONOMIC RIGHTS AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH REDRESS MECHANISMS

RESOLUTION CONCURRING IN THE RATIFICATION OF THE EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE LANDING OF CHINESE MILITARY AIRCRAFTS IN THE PHILIPPINES, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENACTING MEASURES THAT STRENGTHEN NATIONAL SECURITY AND SAFEGUARD THE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION CONCURRING IN THE RATIFICATION OF THE EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS TO CONDUCT A FOREIGN POLICY AUDIT TO SCRUTINIZE AND REVIEW THE DIPLOMATIC ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (DFA) AGAINST CHINESE INCURSIONS IN THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLIGHT OF THE OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) HIRED BY RECRUITMENT AGENCIES WHO WORKED IN SULAIBIYA, KUWAIT, ALLEGEDLY VICTIMS OF LABOR MALPRACTICES BY THEIR EMPLOYERS AND THE NEGLECT OF THEIR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES TO DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS AGAINST THEIR EMPLOYERS