RESOLUTION COMMENDING DR. BALDOMERO OLIVERA FOR BEING THE FIRST FILIPINO MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES IN RECOGNITION OF HIS DISTINGUISHED AND CONTINUING ACHIEVEMENTS IN ORIGINAL RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND NEUROBIOLOGY

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING JULIUS VINCENT SY OF ST. STEPHEN'S HIGH SCHOOL, MANILA FOR OBTAINING A PERFECT SCORE IN THE 2009 AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION AWARDED ON 20 OCTOBER 2009 AT THE SOFITEL PHILIPPINE PLAZA MANILA, PASAY CITY, PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING DENNIS ORCOLLO FOR WINNING THE 9TH ANNUAL PREDATOR INTERNATIONAL 10-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP LAST MAY 16, 2009, IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO POWERLIFTER ERLINDA PECANTE FOR WINNING FOUR INDIVIDUAL GOLD MEDALS IN THE WOMEN'S 90-KILOGRAM DIVISION OF THE 2009 WORLD MASTERS POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC ON 27 SEPTEMBER - 3 OCTOBER 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO FILMMAKER BRILLANTE MENDOZA FOR BAGGING THE PRIX DE LA MISE EN SCENE (BEST DIRECTOR AWARD) AT THE 62ND LE FESTIVAL DE CANNES (THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL) HELD ON 13-24 MAY 2009 AT THE PALAIS DES FESTIVALS ET DES CONGRES, CANNES, FRANCE FOR THE MOVIE KINATAY

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO POWERLIFTER ANTONIO TAGUIBAO FOR WINNING THREE INDIVIDUAL GOLD MEDALS AND A SILVER MEDAL IN THE MEN'S 56-KILOGRAM DIVISION OF THE 2009 WORLD MASTERS POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC ON 27 SEPTEMBER - 3 OCTOBER 2009

RESOLUTION COMMENDING FILIPINO INDEPENDENT FILM DIRECTOR MR. BRILLANTE

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO POWERLIFTER ANITA KOYKKA FOR WINNING THREE INDIVIDUAL SILVER MEDALS AND A BRONZE MEDAL IN THE WOMEN'S 52-KILOGRAM DIVISION OF THE 2009 WORLD MASTERS POWER LIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC ON 27 SEPTEMBER - 3 OCTOBER 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO KEGLER JOMAR ROLAND JUMAPAO FOR WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE BOYS' SINGLES EVENT ON 22 MAY 2009 AT THE 11TH ASIAN SCHOOLS TENPIN BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE HONG KONG BOWLING CITY IN KOWLOON BAY, HONG KONG, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE MEMBERS OF THE PHILIPPINE CONTINGENT FOR RECEIVING THE HIGHEST HONORS AND GARNERING PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS IN THE 2009 AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION AWARDED ON 20 OCTOBER 2009 AT THE SOFITEL PHILIPPINE PLAZA MANILA, PASAY CITY, PHILIPPINES.

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO KEGLERS KIMBERLY LAO AND DYAN CORONACION FOR WINNING THE SILVER MEDAL IN THE GIRLS' DOUBLES EVENT ON 23 MAY 2009 AT THE 11TH ASIAN SCHOOLS TENPIN BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE HONG KONG BOWLING CITY IN KOWLOON BAY, HONG KONG, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO FASHION DESIGNER VEEJAY FLORESCA FOR WINNING THE SENKEN SHIMBUN AWARD FOR THE PASSION DESIGN CATEGORY OF THE 47TH JAPAN FASHION DESIGN CONTEST IN HOTEL MEGRO GAJOEN, TOKYO, JAPAN ON 17 OCTOBER 2009 FOR HIS ENTRY PINOY ROBOT

RESOLUTION COMMENDING BRILLANTE MENDOZA FOR ATTAINING THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE FIRST FILIPINO TO WIN THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS PALME D'OR BEST DIRECTOR AWARD AT THE 2009 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO ARTIST NASSER LUBAY FOR WINNING SECOND IN THE PAINTING PRIZE OF THE CELESTE PRIZE 2009 HELD IN THE ALTE AEG FABRIK IN BERLIN, GERMANY ON 26 SEPTEMBER 2009 FOR HIS WORK ENTITLED REBIRTH

RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING BRILLANTE 'DANTE' MENDOZA FOR WINNING THE BEST DIRECTOR PRIZE FOR 'KINATAY' AT THE 62ND CANNES FILM FESTIVAL IN SOUTHERN FRANCE, LAST 24 MAY 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO TRIATHLETE JOHANNA PE BENITO FOR WINNING THE BRONZE MEDAL IN THE FEMALE JUNIOR ELITE DIVISION OF THE 2009 HONG KONG ITU TRIATHLON PREMIUM ASIAN CUP HELD AT HONG KONG DISNEYLAND RESORT AND SUNNY BAY IN HONG KONG, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FROM 17-18 OCTOBER 2009

RESOLUTION COMMENDING POLICE INSPECTOR CHRISTOPHER OBIEN FOR HIS HEROIC ACT IN DISPLAYING EXEMPLARY VALIANCE AND GALLANTRY BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY AS HE THWARTED AN ARMED ROBBERY ATTEMPT INSIDE A PASSENGER BUS TRAVELLING ALONG EDSA IN QUEZON CITY ON 21 MAY 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE MEMBERS OF THE PHILIPPINE CONTINGENT FOR WINNING FOUR GOLD, ELEVEN SILVER AND TEN BRONZE MEDALS AT THE 2009 WIZARDS AT MATHEMATICS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HELD IN UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA FROM 24 OCTOBER TO 1 NOVEMBER 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING CARLOS PHILIPPE WINSETT-PALANCA FOR WINNING THE U.S. KIDS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP, EMERGING VICTORIOUS AT THE BOYS' 07 AND UNDER CATEGORY AT THE U.S. KIDS GOLF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP IN GULLANE, EAST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND ON 26-28 MAY 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING NATIONAL SCIENTIST AND UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES PROFESSOR LOURDES J. CRUZ FOR BEING NAMED THE 2010 L'OREAL-UNESCO LAUREATE FOR ASIA-PACIFIC FOR THE DISCOVERY OF MARINE SNAIL TOXINS THAT CAN SERVE AS POWERFUL TOOLS TO STUDY BRAIN FUNCTION TO BE CONFERRED DURING THE 12TH L'OREAL-UNESCO AWARDS FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE (FWIS) ON 4 MARCH 2010 AT THE UNESCO HEADQUARTERS IN PARIS, FRANCE

RESOLUTION COMMENDING MRS. MILDRED PEREZ FOR HER UNDENIABLE HONESTY IN RETURNING CASH AND CHECKS AMOUNTING TO A TOTAL OF HK$350,545

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING AMIEL SY OF PHILIPPINE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL-MAIN, MATTHEW CHRIS CHAN OF ST. STEPHEN'S HIGH SCHOOL, MANILA AND VANCE ELDRIC GO OF SAINT JUDE CATHOLIC SCHOOL, MANILA FOR WINNING BRONZE MEDALS EACH AT THE 9TH CHINA WESTERN MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD (CWMO) IN YUNNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY ATTACHED MIDDLE SCHOOL, KUNNINGO, YUNNAN, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON 28 OCTOBER - 1 NOVEMBER 2009

RESOLUTION AND COMMENDING JAVANI SASO TOMALE FOR PLACING SECOND IN THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR (ISEF) GIVEN BY THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION, FOR HIS PROJECT ENTITLED 'MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR THE GENDER DETERMINATION OF PHILIPPINE EAGLES (PITHECOPHAGA JEFFERYI)' ON 15 MAY 2009 AT THE INTEL ISEF 2009 SPECIAL AWARDS CEREMONY IN RENO, NEVADA, U.S.A.

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO BOXERS MITCHEL MARTINEZ AND JOSIE GABUCO FOR WINNING SILVER AND BRONZE MEDALS, RESPECTIVELY, IN BOXING AT THE 2009 ASIAN INDOOR GAMES HELD IN HANOI, VIETNAM FROM 28 OCTOBER TO 8 NOVEMBER 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING ANGELI JOYCE YAP DY FOR PLACING SECOND IN THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR (ISEF) GIVEN BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRY, FOR HER PROJECT ENTITLED 'STUDY OF THE CYTOTOXICITY AGAINST HUMAN LUNG (A549) AND COLON (HCT 116) CARCINOMAS, ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTIBACTERIAL POTENTIALS OF MILKFISH (CHANOS CHANOS FORSSKAL) BILE' ON 15 MAY 2009 AT THE INTEL ISEF 2009 SPECIAL AWARDS CEREMONY IN RENO, NEVADA, U.S.A.

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO BOXER ANNIE ALBANIA FOR WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHT 51KG DIVISION IN BOXING AT THE 2009 ASIAN INDOOR GAMES HELD IN HANOI, VIETNAM FROM 28 OCTOBER TO 8 NOVEMBER 2009

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE MAJORITY LEADER, THE HONORABLE JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI, FOR HIS SKILLFUL GUIDANCE OF THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE SENATE DURING THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO BOWLER ENGELBERTO RIVERA FOR WINNING THE BRONZE MEDAL IN THE MEN'S SINGLE IN BOWLING AT THE 2009 ASIAN INDOOR GAMES HELD IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM FROM 28 OCTOBER TO 8 NOVEMBER 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE CEBUANA POOL SENSATION RUBILEN DACUA AMIT FOR WINNING THE 2009 WOMEN’S WORLD 10-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP HELD IN QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA ON JUNE 6, 2009 AND FOR BRINGING HONOR AND PRIDE TO OUR COUNTRY

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO MUAY ARTISTS MARICEL SUBANG, ZAIDI LARUAN AND JAY HAROLD GREGORIO FOR WINNING A SILVER MEDAL AND TWO BRONZE MEDALS, RESPECTIVELY, IN MUAY AT THE 2009 ASIAN INDOOR GAMES HELD IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM FROM 28 OCTOBER TO 8 NOVEMBER 2009

RESOLUTION COMMENDING JOVANI SASO TOMALE FOR WINNING A SPECIAL AWARD AT THE INTEL INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR 2009, AND FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE POTENTIALS OF THE FILIPINO YOUTH IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO WUSHU ARTISTS RHEA MAY RIFANI AND JENNIFER LAGILAG FOR WINNING SILVER AND BRONZE MEDALS, RESPECTIVELY, IN WOMEN'S WUSHU AT THE 2009 ASIAN INDOOR GAMES HELD IN HANOI, VIETNAM FROM 28 OCTOBER TO 8 NOVEMBER 2009

RESOLUTION COMMENDING ANGELI JOYCE YAP DY FOR WINNING A SPECIAL AWARD AT THE INTEL INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR 2009, AND FOR EXEMPLIFYING THE GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS AND EXCELLENCE OF FILIPINO YOUTH IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO SWIMMER MIGUEL MOLINA FOR WINNING THE SILVER MEDAL IN THE MEN'S 20M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY IN SWIMMING AT THE 2009 ASIAN INDOOR GAMES HELD IN HANOI, VIETNAM FROM 28 OCTOBER TO 8 NOVEMBER 2009

RESOLUTION COMMENDING RUBILEN ‘BINGKAY’ AMIT FOR WINNING THE FIRST-EVER WORLD WOMEN’S 10-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP, DEFEATING TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION LIU SHIN-MEI OF CHINESE TAIPEI

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO ACTIVIST ILLAC ANGELO DIAZ FOR RANKING NUMBER 10 IN CNNGO'S THE HOT LIST: 135 PEOPLE TO WATCH FOR HIS PROACTIVE SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THE DESIGNER VILLAGE CHALLENGE

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO INTERNATIONAL MASTER ENRICO ‘IKONG’ SEVILLANO FOR TYING FIRST PLACE WITH GRANDMASTER VARUZHAN AKOBIAN AT THE 2009 NATIONAL OPEN CHESS CHAMPION-SHIP OF THE LAS VEGAS INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL HELD ON 4-7 JUNE 2009 AT THE SOUTH POINT HOTEL, CASINO AND SPA IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, U.S.A.

RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING Z 'THE DREAM' GORRES FOR WINNING THE BANTAM-WEIGHT DIVISION FIGHT AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES IN THE MANDALAY RESORT AND CASINO, LAS VEGAS, LAST 13 NOVEMBER 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO JUNIOR CHESS PLAYER STEPHEN ROME PANGILINAN FOR WINNING THE SUSAN POLGAR WORLD OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR GIRLS AND BOYS IN THE BOYS UNDER EIGHT DIVISION OF THE LAS VEGAS INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL HELD ON 4-7 JUNE 2009 AT THE SOUTH POINT HOTEL, CASINO AND SPA IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, U.S.A.

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE SM RETAIL GROUP FOR WINNING THE BEST OF THE BEST AWARD DURING THE 2009 RETAIL ASIA-PACIFIC TOP 500 AWARDS HELD AT THE COEX INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL IN SEOUL, KOREA ON 15 OCTOBER 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING POWERADE-TEAM PILIPINAS FOR WINNING THE 8TH SOUTHEAST ASIAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (SEABA) MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE ANGKASAPURA LANUD BASKETBALL HALL IN MEDAN, INDONESIA ON 6-9 JUNE 2009

RESOLUTION COMMENDING MANNY PACQUIAO FOR WINNING OVER MIGUEL COTTO DURING A BOXING MATCH CALLED 'FIREPOWER' HELD ON 15 NOVEMBER 2009 IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO TENNIS PLAYER FRANCIS CASEY ‘NIÑO’ ALCANTARA FOR WINNING THE JUNIOR DOUBLES TITLE OF THE 17TH INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TOURNAMENT OF OFFENBACH/MAIN 2009 IN OFFENBACH/MAIN, GERMANY HELD ON 9-14 JUNE 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING DR. MARIA JUNEMIE HAZEL LEONIDA LEBATA-RAMOS FOR BEING AWARDED THE JAPAN INTERNATIONAL AWARD 2009 FOR YOUNG AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, TOKYO, JAPAN ON 4 NOVEMBER 2009 FOR HER RESEARCH WORK ENTITLED STOCK ENHANCEMENT OF COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT AND THREATENED MARINE INVERTEBRATES IN TROPICAL AREAS

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING VETERINARIAN TEODULO M. TOPACIO JR. ON HIS CONFERMENT AS NATIONAL SCIENTIST OF THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE MEMBERS OF THE PHILIPPINE CONTINGENT FOR WINNING 18 MEDALS, INCLUDING ONE GOLD AND EIGHT SILVERS, AT THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE OLYMPIAD FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL (IMSO) HELD IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA FROM 8 - 14 NOVEMBER 2009

RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING SIMON ANTHONY LORENZO, HANNAH CARIZE SANGALANG, ROWELL CASTRO, JEREEL ARON SAHAGUN, CARISSA MAY ENRIQUEZ AND KEVIN BRYAN JOSE FOR WINNING THE MAJOR AWARDS IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES IN THE 2009 INTER-NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE WORLD ENERGY, ENGINEERING, AND ENVIRONMENT PROJECT (I-SWEEEP) OLYMPIAD IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, LAST APRIL 15-20, 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO ACTIVIST ILLAC ANGELO DIAZ FOR BEING THE ONLY FILIPINO TO MAKE IT IN CNNGO'S 'THE HOT LIST: 135 PEOPLE TO WATCH', RANKING NUMBER 10, FOR HIS RELENTLESS CAMPAIGN ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND HIS PROJECT DESIGNER VILLAGE CHALLENGE

RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING PHILIPPINE TAEKWONDO TEAM FOR WINNING THE OVERALL TITLE IN THE 2009 SOUTHEAST ASIAN TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HO CHI MINH CITY IN VIETNAM LAST JUNE 5-8, 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO LONG JUMPER MARESTELLA TORRES FOR WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE WOMEN'S LONG JUMP AT THE 2009 ASIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE GUANGDONG OLYMPIC CENTER IN GUANGZHOU, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON 10 NOVEMBER 2009