RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES TO REQUEST FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE RETURN OF THE BALANGIGA BELLS AS A TOKEN OF ETERNAL FRIENDSHIP AND AS A TESTAMENT TO THE FRATERNAL RELATIONS OF OUR DEMOCRATIC STATES

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING DENNIS 'ROBOCOP' ORCOLLO FOR WINNING THE 2012 CHINA OPEN

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE IN CONVEYING ITS PROFOUND SYMPATHY TO THE PEOPLE OF NORWAY AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE DISASTER BROUGHT BY THE BOMBING IN OSLO AND THE CARNAGE IN UTOYA ISLAND

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING DUMINGAG, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR MAYOR NACIANCENO 'JUN' MEJOS PACALIOGA JR. FOR WINNING THE ONE WORLD AWARD 2012 ON 14 SEPTEMBER 2012 IN LEGAU, GERMANY

RESOLUTION HONORING AND COMMENDING THE OUTSTANDING PHILIPPINE SOLDIERS (TOPS) OF 2011

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE AZKALS FOR WINNING THE 2012 PHILIPPINE FOOTBALL PEACE CUP ON 25-29 SEPTEMBER 2012 AT THE RIZAL MEMORIAL STADIUM IN MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE ALTERNATIVE INDIGENOUS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC. (AIDFI) FOR BEING ONE OF THE SIX 2011 RAMON MAGSAYSAY FOUNDATION AWARDEES FOR THEIR GREEN TECHNOLOGIES THAT EMPOWER RURAL COMMUNITIES

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING CRIS "KESZ" VALDEZ FOR BEING AWARDED THIS YEAR'S INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S PEACE PRIZE ON 19 SEPTEMBER 2012 AT THE RIDDERZAAL IN THE HAGUE

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE IGLESIA FILIPINA INDEPENDIENTE (IFI), UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF HIS EMINENCE, THE MOST REVEREND EPHRAIM S. FAJUTAGANA, ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 109TH FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY ON AUGUST 3, 2011

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO BOXER NONITO 'THE FILIPINO FLASH' DONAIRE JR. FOR SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDING HIS WORLD BOXING ORGANIZATION SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE AFTER DEFEATING JAPANESE BOXER TOSHIAKI NISHIOKA AT THE HOME DEPOT CENTER IN CARSON, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. ON 13 OCTOBER 2012

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE PHILIPPINE DRAGON BOAT TEAM FOR WINNING AND SETTING NEW WORLD RECORDS IN THE INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT FEDERATION (IDBF) 10TH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA

RESOLUTION COMMENDING SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA FOR HAVING BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION AS A HERO OF RESILIENCE

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 COMMENDING NONITO 'THE FILIPINO FLASH' DONAIRE JR. FOR WINNING AND SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDING THE WORLD BOXING ORGANIZATION (WBO) SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BELT AGAINST TOSHIAKI NISHIOKA LAST 13 OCTOBER 2012 IN CARSON, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A

CREATING A SELECT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO STUDENTS OF THE CHAMPACA SECTION FROM THE PHILIPPINE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL-QUEZON CITY MAIN CAMPUS FOR BAGGING THE HIGHEST AWARDS IN THE 22ND ASAHIKAWA CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL MAP CONTEST ON 28 OCTOBER 2012 AT THE HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY IN ASAHIKAWA, JAPAN

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 CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE MEMBERS OF TEAM PHILIPPINES FOR WINNING 23 MEDALS, INCLUDING ONE GOLD, TWELVE SILVER AND TEN BRONZE MEDALS, IN THE 9TH INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (IMSO) FOR PRIMARY STUDENTS HELD IN LUCKNOW, INDIA FROM OCTOBER 29 TO NOVEMBER 2, 2012

RESOLUTION CREATING A SELECT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

RESOLUTION COMMENDING CARLOS 'KESZ' VALDEZ FOR WINNING THE 2012 INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S PEACE PRIZE IN RECOGNITION OF HIS OUTSTANDING EFFORTS IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THOUSANDS OF STREET CHIDLREN BY TEACHING THEM THEIR RIGHTS BY INSPIRING THEM TO LIVE BETTER LIVES

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

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

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 CREATING A COMMITTEE ON ELECTORAL REFORMS AND PEOPLE'S PARTICIPATION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE RULE X, SECTION 13 OF THE RULES OF THE SENATE

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE TO NOMINATE LISA MACUJA-ELIZALDE FOR THE NATIONAL ARTIST AWARD FOR DANCE, IN RECOGNITION OF HER IMMENSE AND UNPARALLELED CONTRIBUTIONS TO PHILIPPINE CULTURE AND THE ARTS, SPECIFICALLY TO PHILIPPINE BALLET

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE 2011 METROBANK FOUNDATION AWARDEES FOR OUTSTANDING TEACHERS

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE TO SUPPORT THE DECLARATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT BENIGNO S. AQUINO III OF DECEMBER 9 AS NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY

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 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 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 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 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 EXPRESSING THE SINCERE CONDOLENCES AND SYMPATHY OF THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES TO THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS OF THE INDISCRIMINATE SHOOTING AT THE SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWTON CONNECTICUT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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 EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE TO JOIN THE COMMUNITY OF NATIONS AND PARLIAMENTS AROUND THE WORLD, AND ENCOURAGE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES COMMEMORATING THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DEMOCRACY ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 WITH THE THEME: WHAT DO CITIZENS EXPECT OF THEIR PARLIAMENTS?

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 EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE FOR THE DEFERMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION TO INCREASE THE FARES OF THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT) AND METRO RAIL TRANSIT (MRT) AND TOLL FEES IN THE COUNTRY'S EXPRESSWAYS

RESOLUTION REITERATING THE CALL FOR THE RETURN BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OF THE BELLS OF BALANGIGA, SAMAR AND OTHER ARTIFACTS AND WAR BOOTIES OF THE FILIPINO-AMERICAN WAR TAKEN FROM THE PROVINCE OF SAMAR

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

RESOLUTION COMMENDING JO GENNA "JUDE" MARTIN JOVER FOR BEING THE LONE FILIPINO WINNER OF THE N-PEACE AWARDS THIS YEAR

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE PHILIPPINE VOLCANOES OF THE PHILIPPINE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION (PRFU) FOR WINNING THE SILVER MEDAL IN THE 2011 HSBC ASIAN SEVENS SERIES BORNEO SEVENS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 24-25, 2011 AT THE LIKAS STADIUM IN KOTA KINABALU, SABAH, MALAYSIA

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING ANN LORRAINE MANIEGO COLIS FOR HONORING THE PHILIPPINES WITH THE MISS GLOBE 2015 TITLE ON 8 OCTOBER 2015 AT THE ROSE THEATRE BRAMPTON IN TORONTO, CANADA