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 DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES IN THE SENATE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE RECENTLY REPORTED SWINE INFLUENZA VIRUS (SWINE FLU) PANDEMIC, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD; AND HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO CONDUCT A JOINT INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE SWINE FLU THREAT AND THE IMMEDIATE INTERVENTIONS TAKEN BY THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO STOP THE SAME, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF INTRODUCING MEASURES TO BUILD THE GOVERNMENT'S CAPACITY WITH URGENCY IN PREVENTING THE SPREAD OR THREATS THAT IMPACT ON PUBLIC HEALTH

RESOLUTION URGING CONCERNED STATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO CONDUCT STRICTER CONTINGENCY MEASURES TO PROTECT LOCAL HOG FARMS FROM VIRUS-BORNE DISEASE OUTBREAKS WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE FROM CONSUMING SUSPECTED VIRUS-BORNE HOGS RESULTING FROM UNMONITORED DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF LOCAL HOGS IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALERTNESS AND RESPONSIVENESS OF THE GOVERNMENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL OUTBREAK OF SWINE FLU TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE DEADLY VIRUS IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND OTHER CONCERNED GOVERNMENT INSTRUMENTALITIES TO REVIEW THE INITIATIVES BEING DRAWN FOR HEALTH CARE AND BASIC SERVICES TO FACILITATE THE READINESS OF THE COUNTRY TO COMBAT HIGH-PROFILE DISEASES AND HEALTH EMERGENCIES PARTICULARLY THE TIMELY OUTBREAK OF THE AH1N1 VIRUS