RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO BOXER BRIAN "THE HAWAIIAN PUNCH" VILORIA FOR DEFEATING MEXICAN BOXER HERNAN "TYSON" MARQUEZ UNIFYING THE WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION (WBA) AND WORLD BOXING ORGANIZATION (WBO) FLYWEIGHT TITLES ON 17 NOVEMBER 2012 AT THE HOME DEPOT CENTER IN CARSON, CALIFORNIA, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER WILL FREDO FOR BEING NAMED BEST DIRECTOR IN THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL MANHATTAN ON 8 NOVEMBER 2012 IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE FILM THE CAREGIVER

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER BRILLANTE MA. MENDOZA FOR WINNING THE ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING AWARD IN THE 6TH ANNUAL ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS (APSA) IN QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA ON 23 NOVEMBER 2012

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING ICONIC FILIPINO ACTRESS MARIA LEONORA TERESA CABALTERA AUNOR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS NORA AUNOR FOR WINNING THE BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS AWARD IN THE 6TH ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS (APSA) IN QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA ON 23 NOVEMBER 2012

RESOLUTION AND COMMENDING THE TWIN VICTORIES OF MS. NORA AUNOR AND MR. BRILLANTE MENDOZA FOR BAGGING THE BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS AND BEST DIRECTOR AWARDS RESPECTIVELY IN THE 2012 ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS HELD IN BRISBANE AUSTRALIA, A SHINING TESTAMENT OF DISTINCT FILIPINO ARTISTRY AND PURE TALENT

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO BOXER NONITO 'THE FILIPINO FLASH' DONAIRE JR. FOR SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDING HIS WORLD BOXING ORGANIZATION (WBO) AND THE RING SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST MEXICAN BOXER JORGE ARCE AT THE TOYOTA CENTER IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, U.S.A. ON 15 DECEMBER 2012

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO ACTOR EDUARDO VERCHEZ GARCIA OTHERWISE KNOWN AS EDDIE GARCIA FOR WINNING THE BEST ACTOR AWARD IN THE 55TH ASIA-PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL AT THE VENETIAN MACAO-RESORT-HOTEL IN THE MACAU SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON 15 DECEMBER 2012

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO BEAUTY QUEEN JANINE MARI RAYMUNDO TUGONON FOR WINNING 1ST RUNNER-UP IN THE 61ST MISS UNIVERSE BEAUTY PAGEANT ON 19 DECEMBER 2012 AT PLANET HOLLYWOOD RESORT AND CASINO IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE AWARDEES FOR THE OUTSTANDING YOUNG MEN (TOYM) OF THE PHILIPPINES 2012 HONORED BY THE JUNIOR CHAMBER INTERNATIONAL PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE HONORABLE SENATOR EDGARDO J. ANGARA, THE FIRST ASIAN TO BE ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE GLOBAL ORGANIZATION OF PARLIAMENTARIANS AGAINST CORRUPTION (GOPAC)

RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING SGT. FREDDIE DEMACOTAK, PRIVATE RANDY A. AYSON WHO WERE WOUNDED IN ACTION, AND 2LT. ROSTUM C. DELASA, CPL. NOLY T. CAPILLANO, PFC. CARLOS G. DALISAY, PFC. RAMIL G. LOPEZ, CPL. ISRAEL T. BRIGUERA, SSGT. ABELARDO P. PALOMERO, PFC. ROVRANDO R. ROMERO, PVT. MANUEL T. BUNAGAN, JR., CPL. ERWIN B. PILI, PFC. JOSEPH R. VILLANUEVA, PFC. PABLITO D. ENDAYA, JR., AND PVT. JEFFREY B. DOCTOLERO, MEMBERS OF THE MARINE BATTALION LANDING TEAM-3 (MBLT3) OF THE PHILIPPINE MARINE CORPS FOR THEIR BRAVERY AND DEDICATION IN DEFENDING AND UPHOLDING THE PEACE SITUATION IN MINDANAO DURING THE ENCOUNTER OF THE GOVERNMENT FORCES WITH THE ABU SAYYAF IN INDANAN, SULU ON 16-MARCH-2009

RESOLUTION COMMENDING MARLON DIAN BO FOR HIS HEROISM AND BRAVERY IN THE FACE OF THE UNSUCCESSFUL LANDING OF CEBU PACIFIC FLIGHT 5J 971 IN FRANCISCO BANGOY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DAVAO CITY

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE MINORITY LEADER, HONORABLE ALAN PETER COMPANERO S. CAYETANO, FOR HIS EXEMPLARY DEDICATION TO DUTY DURING THE THIRD REGULAR SESSION OF THE FIFTEENTH CONGRESS.

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER, HONORABLE VICENTE SOTTO III, FOR HIS EFFECTIVE STEWARDSHIP OF THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE SENATE DURING THE FIFTEENTH CONGRESS.

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, HONORABLE JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA, FOR RENDERING INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT TO THE PLENARY AND COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE IN THE FIFTEENTH CONGRESS.

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE HIGH ESTEEM AND ADMIRATION OF THE SENATE FOR ITS DISTINGUISHED PRESIDENT, HONORABLE JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FOR THE LAUDABLE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THIS CHAMBER DURING THE FIFTEENTH CONGRESS.

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION OF THE SENATE TO THE HONORABLE MANNY VILLAR FOR HIS INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SENATE.

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION OF THE SENATE TO THE HONORABLE FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN FOR HIS INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SENATE.

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION OF THE SENATE TO THE HONORABLE EDGARDO J. ANGARA FOR HIS INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SENATE.

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION OF THE SENATE TO THE HONORABLE JOKER P. ARROYO FOR HIS INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SENATE.

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION OF THE SENATE TO THE HONORABLE PANFILO M. LACSON FOR HIS INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SENATE.

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTIST EROS VINCENT BALUYOT FOR WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE WHITE BELT ADULT DIVISION OF THE 2010 WORLD BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIPS IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON 3-6 JUNE 2010

RESOLUTION HONORING AND REMEMBERING THE UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS SINGERS FOR THEIR LAUDABLE VICTORY AND CONTRIBUTION TO FILIPINO MUSIC AND CULTURE

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE PHILIPPINE DRAGON BOAT TEAM FOR WINNING ITS THIRD WORLD TITLE IN THE BIENNIAL 10TH WORLD DRAGON BOAT RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD AT TAMPA, FLORIDA

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING PURIFICACION QUISUMBING FOR BEING UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED CHAIRPERSON OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE COBRA-PHILIPPINE DRAGON BOAT FEDERATION TEAM, ALSO KNOWN AS THE DRAGON WARRIORS, FOR ITS EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AT THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT FEDERATION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA, WHERE THEY BAGGED 5 GOLD MEDALS AND 2 SILVERS, AND SHATTERED 5 WORLD RECORDS EN ROUTE TO SETTING NEW WORLD RECORDS IN VARIOUS EVENTS

RESOLUTION HONORING AND COMMENDING THE TEN (10) OUTSTANDING TEACHERS OF THE 2010 SEARCH OF THE METROBANK FOUNDATION, INC

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE PHILIPPINE DRAGON BOAT TEAM FOR ITS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THE INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT FEDERATION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE COUNTRY'S OUTSTANDING POLICEMEN IN SERVICE (C.O.P.S.) OF 2010 AWARDED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF NEW MANILA EAST, METROBANK FOUNDATION, INC., AND PSBANK

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE COUNTRY'S OUTSTANDING POLICEMEN IN SERVICE (C.O.P.S.) OF 2011

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE AWARDEES FOR THE 2010 SEARCH FOR OUTSTANDING TEACHERS HONORED BY THE METROBANK FOUNDATION, INC.

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE COUNTRY'S OUTSTANDING POLICEMEN IN SERVICE (COPS) OF 2011 AWARDED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF NEW MANILA EAST, METROBANK FOUNDATION, INC. AND PSBANK

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE RP BLU GIRLS FOR EMERGING VICTORIOUS AT THE 2010 ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) WOMEN'S SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA LAST 1 AUGUST 2010

RESOLUTION HONORING AND COMMENDING THE METROBANK FOUNDATION OUTSTANDING TEACHERS OF 2011 FOR THEIR EXEMPLARY COMPETENCE, DEDICATION TO SERVICE AND COMMITMENT IN PROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO BEAUTY QUEEN MARIA VENUS BAYONITO RAJ FOR FINISHING FOURTH IN THE MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT ON 24 AUGUST 2010 AT THE MANDALAY BAY RESORT AND CASINO IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE SHIRLEY HALILI-CRUZ SCHOOL OF BALLET DANCERS FOR BAGGING THE GRAND PRIZE AND EMERGING AS THE GRAND WINNER IN THE 13TH ASIA-PACIFIC DANCE COMPETITION IN BANGKOK, THAILAND ON 22-24 JULY 2011

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO ANIMATOR JOSEPH ANDREW 'JOE' P. MATEO FOR BAGGING THE OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION AWARD ALONG WITH FOREIGN ANIMATORS ANDY HARKNESS AND WILLIAM GEORGE III FOR 'DISNEY PREP & LANDING' AT THE 62ND ANNUAL - CREATIVE ARTS AND ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS ON 21 AUGUST 2010 AT THE NOKIA THEATRE IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE 2011 METROBANK FOUNDATION AWARDEES FOR OUTSTANDING TEACHERS

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING REESE FERNANDEZ FOR BEING AWARDED THE 2010 ROLEX AWARDS FOR ENTERPRISE - YOUNG LAUREATES PROGRAMME UNDER THE ENVIRONMENT CATEGORY

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE 2011 AWARDEES OF THE SEARCH FOR OUTSTANDING TEACHERS (SOT), THE OUTSTANDING PHILIPPINE SOLDIERS (TOPS) AND THE COUNTRY'S OUTSTANDING POLICEMEN IN SERVICE (COPS) GIVEN BY METROBANK FOUNDATION, INC. IN HONOR OF FILIPINO PUBLIC SERVANTS THAT EMBODY EXCELLENCE, COMPETENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM IN THEIR LINE OF WORK

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING JOHANN RANDALL ABRINA FOR WINNING SILVER MEDAL IN THE 4TH UK INTERNATIONAL OPEN MEMORY CHAMPIONS HELD AT PADDINGTON, CENTRAL LONDON LAST AUGUST 26 - 27, 2010

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE FILIPINO ATHLETES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE 6TH ASIAN JUNIOR WUSHU CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD LAST AUGUST 17 TO 21, 2011 IN SHANGHAI, CHINA

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE RECIPIENTS OF THE OUTSTANDING WOMEN IN THE NATION'S SERVICE (TOWNS) 2022 GIVEN BY THE TOWNS FOUNDATION INC. FOR THEIR INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO PHILIPPINE SOCIETY

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE FILIPINO STUDENT ATHLETES WHO JOINED AND COMPETED IN THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED 26TH SUMMER UNIVERSIADE HELD IN SHENZEN, CHINA ON AUGUST 12-23, 2011

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT EDGARDO J. ANGARA (UP PEJA) FELLOWSHIP AWARDEES

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE ALTERNATIVE INDIGENOUS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC. (AIDFI) FOR BEING AWARDED THE 2011 RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARD FOR THEIR TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS AND PARTNERSHIP PRACTICES IN IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THE RURAL POOR IN UPLAND PHILIPPINE COMMUNITIES

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING ARRIZA ANN SAHI NOCUM FOR BEING HONORED ZONTA INTERNATIONAL'S YOUNG WOMEN IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS (YWPA) AWARD 2011 LAST 27 AUGUST 2011 IN PASAY CITY, PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION COMMENDING FR. PIERRE TRITZ, SJ IN RECOGNITION OF HIS NOBLE DEEDS AND DEVOTING SIXTY YEARS OF SELFLESS SERVICE IN HELPING DISADVANTAGED FILIPINO CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL AND GIVING THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE BETTER LIVES

RESOLUTION COMMENDING SHAMCEY G. SUPSUP FOR HONORING THE PHILIPPINES WITH A THIRD RUNNER-UP FINISH IN THE 2011 MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT, AND FOR DEMONSTRATING BEFORE THE WORLD, THE BEAUTY AND INTELLIGENCE OF FILIPINO WOMEN

RESOLUTION INITIATED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT COMMENDING PHILIPPINE LABOR ATTACHE TO LIBYA NASSER MUSTAFA AND THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY FOR THE DARING AND TIMELY RESCUE AND REPATRIATION OF HOUSEHOLD WORKERS DIANA JILL RIVERA AND MARY ANN DUCOS FROM THE GADHAFI COMPOUND IN LIBYA