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Senate majority and minority join forces to push proactive crisis response panel

Senate majority and minority join forces to push proactive crisis response panel
Senate majority and minority join forces to push proactive crisis response panel

The Senate moved as one on Wednesday, swiftly adopting a leadership-backed resolution to create an ad hoc body that will craft proactive responses to emerging crises.

The chamber approved Senate Resolution No. 350, authored by Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, and Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano,  signaling a coordinated national action amid rising global and domestic threats.

Senators voiced firm support, stressing the need to act early rather than respond late. Several lawmakers described the measure as timely, citing risks linked to tensions in the Middle East that could affect oil supply, jobs, and prices.

Members of the Minority Bloc, including Senator Rodante Marcoleta, called the resolution “a timely and necessary measure,” anchored on preparedness.

Senator Joel Villanueva expressed appreciation to the authors of the measure, calling the initiative “very timely and important.”

Senator Robinhood Padilla emphasized the need for unity across government agencies, while Senator Sherwin Gatchalian highlighted the importance of acting early.

Under the resolution, the Senate will form the Proactive Response and Oversight for Timely and Effective Crisis Strategy (PROTECT), an ad hoc body composed of chairpersons of all Senate committees, including those handling key sectors such as agriculture, energy, and trade.

The panel is tasked to help develop a comprehensive national contingency plan.

The initiative aims to improve coordination among national agencies, local government units, and the private sector, while program implementation will remain with the Executive branch.

The measure builds on an earlier resolution urging the Executive to establish a national contingency framework, amid rising global tensions threatening oil supply, jobs, fuel prices, and overall economic stability.

The ad hoc committee is expected to conduct hearings, gather inputs from key sectors, and submit recommendations to the Executive branch to ensure the country is better prepared for future crises.

Majority at Minority ng Senado, nagkaisa sa pagtulak ng proactive crisis panel

Nagkaisa ang Senado nitong Miyerkules para agarang aprubahan ang isang resolusyon na magtatatag ng isang ad hoc committee na tututok sa mas maagap na pagtugon sa mga krisis.

Inaprubahan ang Senate Resolution No. 350 na inakda nina Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, at Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano.

Ipinakita nito ang sabayang aksyon ng Senado sa gitna ng tumitinding banta sa loob at labas ng bansa.

Nagpahayag naman ng buong suporta ang ilang senador at binigyang diin ang kahalagahan ng maagap na aksyon kaysa mahuli na ang lahat.

Ilan sa kanila ang nagsabing napapanahon ang hakbang, lalo na sa epekto ng tensyon sa Middle East na maaaring makaapekto sa supply ng langis, trabaho, at presyo ng bilihin.

Tinawag ng mga miyembro ng Minority Bloc, kabilang si Senator Rodante Marcoleta, ang resolusyon bilang “timely and necessary measure” na nakatuon sa kahandaan ng bansa.

Nagpasalamat naman si Senator Joel Villanueva sa mga may-akda ng resolusyon at sinabing “very timely and important” ang inisyatiba.

Binigyang diin ni Senator Robinhood Padilla ang pagkakaisa ng iba’t ibang ahensya ng gobyerno, habang iginiit naman ni Senator Sherwin Gatchalian ang kahalagahan ng maagap na pagkilos.

Sa ilalim ng resolusyon, bubuo ang Senado ng Proactive Response and Oversight for Timely and Effective Crisis Strategy o PROTECT, isang ad hoc body na binubuo ng mga chairperson ng lahat ng Senate committees, kabilang ang mga humahawak sa agrikultura, enerhiya, at trade.

Inatasan ang panel na tumulong sa pagbuo ng isang comprehensive national contingency plan.

Ayon kay Cayetano, layunin ng hakbang na palakasin ang koordinasyon ng national agencies, local government units, at pribadong sektor, habang mananatili sa Executive branch ang implementasyon ng mga programa.

Nakabatay ang resolusyon sa naunang panawagan sa Executive na maglatag ng national contingency framework sa gitna ng tumitinding tensyon sa ibang bansa.

Inaasahan na magsasagawa ng mga pagdinig ang ad hoc committee, kukuha ng input mula sa iba’t ibang sektor, at maghahain ng rekomendasyon sa Executive branch para mas maging handa ang bansa sa mga susunod na krisis.

Senate majority and minority join forces to push proactive crisis response panel

The Senate moved as one on Wednesday, swiftly adopting a leadership-backed resolution to create an ad hoc body that will craft proactive responses to emerging crises.

The chamber approved Senate Resolution No. 350, authored by Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, and Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano,  signaling a coordinated national action amid rising global and domestic threats.

Senators voiced firm support, stressing the need to act early rather than respond late. Several lawmakers described the measure as timely, citing risks linked to tensions in the Middle East that could affect oil supply, jobs, and prices.

Members of the Minority Bloc, including Senator Rodante Marcoleta, called the resolution “a timely and necessary measure,” anchored on preparedness.

Senator Joel Villanueva expressed appreciation to the authors of the measure, calling the initiative “very timely and important.”

Senator Robinhood Padilla emphasized the need for unity across government agencies, while Senator Sherwin Gatchalian highlighted the importance of acting early.

Under the resolution, the Senate will form the Proactive Response and Oversight for Timely and Effective Crisis Strategy (PROTECT), an ad hoc body composed of chairpersons of all Senate committees, including those handling key sectors such as agriculture, energy, and trade.

The panel is tasked to help develop a comprehensive national contingency plan.

The initiative aims to improve coordination among national agencies, local government units, and the private sector, while program implementation will remain with the Executive branch.

The measure builds on an earlier resolution urging the Executive to establish a national contingency framework, amid rising global tensions threatening oil supply, jobs, fuel prices, and overall economic stability.

The ad hoc committee is expected to conduct hearings, gather inputs from key sectors, and submit recommendations to the Executive branch to ensure the country is better prepared for future crises.

Majority at Minority ng Senado, nagkaisa sa pagtulak ng proactive crisis panel

Nagkaisa ang Senado nitong Miyerkules para agarang aprubahan ang isang resolusyon na magtatatag ng isang ad hoc committee na tututok sa mas maagap na pagtugon sa mga krisis.

Inaprubahan ang Senate Resolution No. 350 na inakda nina Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, at Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano.

Ipinakita nito ang sabayang aksyon ng Senado sa gitna ng tumitinding banta sa loob at labas ng bansa.

Nagpahayag naman ng buong suporta ang ilang senador at binigyang diin ang kahalagahan ng maagap na aksyon kaysa mahuli na ang lahat.

Ilan sa kanila ang nagsabing napapanahon ang hakbang, lalo na sa epekto ng tensyon sa Middle East na maaaring makaapekto sa supply ng langis, trabaho, at presyo ng bilihin.

Tinawag ng mga miyembro ng Minority Bloc, kabilang si Senator Rodante Marcoleta, ang resolusyon bilang “timely and necessary measure” na nakatuon sa kahandaan ng bansa.

Nagpasalamat naman si Senator Joel Villanueva sa mga may-akda ng resolusyon at sinabing “very timely and important” ang inisyatiba.

Binigyang diin ni Senator Robinhood Padilla ang pagkakaisa ng iba’t ibang ahensya ng gobyerno, habang iginiit naman ni Senator Sherwin Gatchalian ang kahalagahan ng maagap na pagkilos.

Sa ilalim ng resolusyon, bubuo ang Senado ng Proactive Response and Oversight for Timely and Effective Crisis Strategy o PROTECT, isang ad hoc body na binubuo ng mga chairperson ng lahat ng Senate committees, kabilang ang mga humahawak sa agrikultura, enerhiya, at trade.

Inatasan ang panel na tumulong sa pagbuo ng isang comprehensive national contingency plan.

Ayon kay Cayetano, layunin ng hakbang na palakasin ang koordinasyon ng national agencies, local government units, at pribadong sektor, habang mananatili sa Executive branch ang implementasyon ng mga programa.

Nakabatay ang resolusyon sa naunang panawagan sa Executive na maglatag ng national contingency framework sa gitna ng tumitinding tensyon sa ibang bansa.

Inaasahan na magsasagawa ng mga pagdinig ang ad hoc committee, kukuha ng input mula sa iba’t ibang sektor, at maghahain ng rekomendasyon sa Executive branch para mas maging handa ang bansa sa mga susunod na krisis.

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