AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MEDICAL RESEARCH FACILITY TO SEARCH FOR VACCINES FOR DENGUE, MALARIA, YELLOW FEVER AND OTHER LOCAL VIRUS OR BACTERIA-BASED DISEASES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ONE BILLION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND PESOS (P1,161,710,000) AS SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2018 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ONE BILLION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND PESOS (P1,161,710,000) AS SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2018 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE DENGUE IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH VIS-ÀVIS THE SANOFI PASTEUR’S NEW CLINICAL FINDINGS ON THE VACCINE DENGVAXIA’S ADVERSE EFFECTS TO ITS RECIPIENTS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE REPORTED DANGER OF THE SCHOOL-BASED DENGUE VACCINATION PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF CRAFTING MEASURES THAT WILL ENSURE THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; STRENGTHEN PARTICIPATORY AND TRANSPARENT GOVERNANCE; AND HOLD ACCOUNTABLE PERTINENT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS IN THIS REGARD

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NEED TO ENACT MEASURES TO CURB THE YEARLY RISE OF DENGUE CASES IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NEED FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO IMPROVE PLANNING AGAINST DENGUE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NEED TO EMPOWER BARANGAYS TO FIGHT DENGUE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, REGARDING THE ALARMING INCREASE OF REPORTED DENGUE CASES IN THE COUNTRY WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROPOSING POLICY FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN THE PREVENTION OF THE DISEASE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NEED TO ENACT MEASURES TO CURB THE YEARLY RISE OF DENGUE CASES IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEES ON TRADE AND COMMERCE AND HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO INQUIRE ON THE AVAILABILITY, REASONABLE PRICING AND ACCESSIBILITY OF CURRENT DENGUE TEST KITS TO THE MARKET WITH THE END IN VIEW OF REDUCING DENGUE EPIDEMICS IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE RISING MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY RATE CAUSED BY DENGUE INFECTION IN THE COUNTRY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROVIDING A PROACTIVE INTERVENTION THAT WILL PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXISTING DENGUE HEALTH INTERVENTION PROGRAMS BEING IMPLEMENTED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN VIEW OF THE ALARMING REPORTED CASES OF DENGUE OUTBREAK IN THE PROVINCES OF IFUGAO AND KALINGA, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED ALARMING RISE IN DENGUE CASES WITH A VIEW TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO ADDRESS THE DENGUE SITUATION WHICH HAS REPORTEDLY REACHED EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE