RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE SHADOW PLAY GROUP EL GAMMA PENUMBRA FROM TANAUAN CITY, BATANGAS FOR EMERGING CHAMPION IN THE GRAND FINALS OF THE FIRST SEASON OF THE REALITY SHOW ASIAS GOT TALENT HELD ON 14 MAY 2015 AT THE MARINA BAY SANDS IN SINGAPORE

RESOLUTION CONDEMNING IN THE STRONGEST SENSE THE LOSS OF INNOCENT LIVES OVER THE DOWNING OF MALAYSIA AIRLINES FLIGHT NO. MH-17 OVER WAR-TORN EASTERN UKRAINE CLAIMING 298 INNOCENT CIVILIANS, INCLUDING THREE FILIPINOS, ON 17 JULY 2014

RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING CONGRESSMAN EMMANUEL MANNY DAPIDRAN PACQUIAO FOR HIS INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO PHILIPPINE SPORTS AS THE SOLE EIGHT-TIME WORLD CHAMPION IN BOXING, AND CALLING FOR HIS CONSIDERATION FOR THE QUEZON SERVICE CROSS AWARD

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE IGLESIA NI CRISTO ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 100TH FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY

RESOLUTION COMMENDING DAVAO CITY UNDER THE ABLE LEADERSHIP OF MAYOR RODRIGO R. DUTERTE FOR BEING NAMED AS THE NINTH (9TH) SAFEST CITY IN THE WORLD

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO MATH WIZARDS ADRIAN REGINAL SY, HARVEY UY, GEN MARK TANNO, ANDREW LAWRENCE SY AND RAYMOND FADRI FOR BRINGING PRIDE TO THE COUNTRY BY EMERGING VICTORIOUS IN THE 11TH CHINA SOUTHEAST MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD (CSMO) HELD IN FUYANG CITY IN ZHEJIANG, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FROM JULY 25 TO 30, 2014

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING OPERATIC SINGER GERPHIL FLORES, FUNKY DANCE GROUP JUNIOR NEW SYSTEM, AND SINGER GWYNETH DORADO FOR BRINGING PRIDE TO THE COUNTRY AFTER EMERGING VICTORIOUS AS FINALIST IN THE FIRST SEASON OF THE REALITY SHOW ASIA'S GOT TALENT ON 14 MAY 2015 AT THE MARINA BAY SANDS IN SINGAPORE

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING SAGIP (SAKLOLO AT GABAY NG INA AT PAMILYA) FOR BEING ONE OF SIX WINNERS OF THE SERVICE RECOGNITION AWARD OF ZONTA INTERNATIONAL DURING ITS 62ND INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA FROM JUNE 27 TO JULY 1, 2014

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILM DIRECTOR PERCIVAL INTALAN, ACTRESS LEONORA TERESA "NORA" CABALTERA AUNOR, AND ACTOR EMILIO GARCIA FOR BRINGING THE PRIDE TO THE COUNTRY AFTER EMERGING VICTORIOUS IN THE THIRD ST. TROPEZ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL HELD ON 16 MAY 2015 AT THE HOTEL WESTMINSTER IN NICE, FRANCE

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO JUNIOR GOLFER PRINCESS MARY SUPERAL FOR WINNING THE PRESTIGIOUS US GIRLS' JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE FOREST HIGHLANDS GOLF CLUB IN FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA ON 26 JULY 2014

RESOLUTION APPLAUDING AND COMMENDING THE FILIPINO GROUP, EL GAMMA PENUMBRA FOR BEING THE FIRST GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF ASIA'S GOT TALENT AT THE MARINA BAY SANDS, SINGAPORE ON MAY 14, 2015

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING DUMINGAG, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR MAYOR NACIANCENO

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT MUST EXTEND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO THE ROHINGYA REFUGEES INVOLUNTARILY DISPLACED BY THREATS TO LIFE AND SECURITY AND URGE STRENGTHENED COOPERATION IN THE ASEAN REGION TO ADDRESS THE RELATED ISSUES OF FORCED MIGRATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION OF THE GRADUATES OF ESCUELA TALLER DE INTRAMUROS IN THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE COUNTRY'S RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILM DIRECTOR BRILLANTE MENDOZA, LEAD ARTIST NORA AUNOR AND THE CAST AND CREW OF THE FILM TAKLUB FOR THE SPECIAL COMMENDATION FROM THE 2015 ECUMENICAL JURY AT THE 68TH CANNES FILM FESTIVAL IN FRANCE.

RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING THE PHILIPPINES' TEN OUTSTANDING POLICE OFFICERS IN SERVICE (C.O.P.S.) OF 2014 AS SELECTED AND SPONSORED BY METROBANK FOUNDATION, PS BANK AND THE ROTARY CLUB OF NEW MANILA EAST

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE PROFOUND SYMPATHY AND SINCERE CONDOLENCES OF THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES ON THE DEATH OF GAWAD SA MANLILIKHA NG BAYAN AWARDEE AND NATIONAL LIVING TREASURE MASTER DREAMWEAVER LANG DULAY OF THE T'BOLI OF LAKE SEBU, SOUTH COTABATO

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE METROBANK FOUNDATION'S OUTSTANDING TEACHERS OF 2014

RESOLUTION HONORING FORMER PRESIDENT ELPIDIO QUIRINO IN COMMEMORATION OF HIS 125TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY ON 16 NOVEMBER 2015

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO MATH WIZARDS ADRIAN REGINALD SY, FARRELL ELDRIAN WU, KYLE PATRICK DULAY, MATTHEW RYAN TAN, MA. CZARINA ANGELA LAO AND CLYDE WESLEY ANG FOR WINNING IN THE 55TH INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD (IMO) HELD IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA FROM JULY 3-13, 2014

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE MARITIME GROUP, THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION UNIT AND THEIR SELECT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS FOR BEING AMONG THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2014 ASIA ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT AWARD (AEEA) IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR EXCELLENCE IN ENFORCING ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO JUNIOR GOLFERS HARMIE NICOLE CONSTANTINO, CARL JANO CORPUS, ANNYKA CHANEL PINEDA-CAYABYAB, ANDREW CHUA AND THE REST OF THE PHILIPPINE CONTINGENT FOR EMERGING VICTORIOUS IN THE 2014 VERITAS WORLD JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT AT THE BROOKESIDE GOLF CLUB IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA ON JULY 19-24, 2014

RESOLUTION HONORING FORMER SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE LETICIA RAMOS SHAHANI WHO CONTINUES TO SERVE THE NATION AND THE FILIPINO PEOPLE WITH UTMOST DEDICATION AND EXCELLENCE, RECOGNIZING HER REMARKABLE CONTRIBUTION AS LEGISLATOR, DIPLOMAT, EDUCATOR, WOMEN'S RIGHTS ADVOCATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY LEADER

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE TEN OUTSTANDING STUDENTS OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR 2014

RESOLUTION DECLARING AS READ AND APPROVED THE JOURNAL OF THE 85TH SESSION OF THE SENATE

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO AUTHORS SOPHIA MARIE LEE AND CATHERINE TORRES FOR WINNING IN THE 2014 SCHOLASTIC ASIAN BOOK AWARDS PRESENTED DURING THE ASIAN FESTIVAL OF CHILDREN'S CONTENT ON 30 MAY 2014 IN SINGAPORE

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) PRINTED AND DIGITAL COPIES EACH OF THE JOURNAL AND THE RECORD OF THE SENATE FOR THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILMMAKER LAVRENTE INDICO DIAZ FOR WINNING THE GOLDEN LEOPARD AT THE 67TH LOCARNO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AT THE PLAZA GRANDE, LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND ON AUGUST 16, 2014

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE PHILIPPINE CONTINGENT TO THE 2015 SOUTH EAST ASIAN GAMES HELD IN SINGAPORE ON 5 - 16 JUNE 2015 FOR BRINGING HOME A TOTAL OF 29 GOLD, 36 SILVER AND 66 BRONZE MEDALS IN THE 11-NATION SPORTS MEET

RESOLUTION HONORING AND COMMENDING THE TEN OUTSTANDING TEACHERS OF 2014 AWARDED BY THE METROBANK FOUNDATION, INC.

RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING THE PHILIPPINE DELEGATION TO THE 28TH SOUTH EAST ASIAN GAMES 2015 FOR THEIR INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO PHILIPPINE SPORTS AND FOR BRINGING HONOR AND PRIDE TO THE COUNTRY THROUGH SPECTACULAR EXHIBITION OF SKILL AND ATHLETICISM

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO JUNIOR ARCHER GABRIEL LUIS MORENO FOR WINNING THE COUNTRY'S FIRST GOLD MEDAL IN THE 2ND YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES ON 24 AUGUST 2014 IN NANJING, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE STRONG SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT ANY TREATY RATIFIED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES SHOULD BE CONCURRED IN BY THE SENATE, OTHERWISE THE TREATY BECOMES INVALID AND INEFFECTIVE

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING DR. GAVINO TRONO, DR. ANGEL ALCALA, DR. ROMAN BARBA, AND DR. EDGARDO GOMEZ FOR HAVING BEEN CONFERRED WITH THE ORDER OF NATIONAL SCIENTIST LAST 12 AUGUST 2014

RESOLUTION HONORING AND COMMENDING THE OUTSTANDING PHILIPPINE SOLDIERS (TOPS) OF 2015 AWARDED BY THE METROBANK FOUNDATION, INC. AND THE ROTARY CLUB OF MAKATI METRO

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE INTEGRITY INITIATIVE, A PRIVATE SECTOR-DRIVEN EFFORT, WHICH AIMS TO BOTH INSTITUTIONALIZE INTEGRITY STANDARDS AMONG ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY, AND FIGHT THE CULTURE OF CORRUPTION; AND TO URGE THE GOVERNMENT TO REQUIRE ALL PRIVATE FIRMS ENGAGING IN BUSINESS WITH IT TO SIGN THE INITIATIVE'S INTEGRITY PLEDGE, WHICH IS A COMMITMENT TO ADHERE TO ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES AND TO SUPPORT A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST CORRUPTION

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE WORK OF LORENZO LUCERO MATA FOR HIS DEDICATION AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE PRESERVATION OF PHILIPPINE HISTORY THROUGH THE CULTURAL DOCUMENTATION OF HERITAGE TOWN SAN VICENTE IN ILOCOS SUR

RESOLUTION COMMENDING GABRIEL LUIS MORENO FOR WINNING GOLD IN THE 2ND YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES HELD IN NANJING, CHINA, BRINGING HONOR TO OUR COUNTRY AND EXEMPLIFYING ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH HARD WORK AND DEDICATION WORTHY OF EMULATION

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES CONCERT CHORUS (UPCC) FOR WINNING THE GRAND PRIZE IN THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL KRAKOW CHOIR FESTIVAL CRACOVIA CANTANS HELD IN KRAKOW, POLAND FROM JUNE 11-14, 2015

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING FORMER SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE AND CHANCELLOR OF THE PHILIPPINE JUDICIAL ACADEMY ADOLFO S. AZCUNA FOR HAVING BEEN ELECTED A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JURISTS

CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILM DIRECTOR GABRIEL FERNANDEZ AND ACTRESS EVANGELINE ROSE GIL EIGENMAN,, POPULARLY KNOWN AS CHERIE GIL, FOR WINNING BEST FILM AND BEST LEAD ACTRESS RESPECTIVELY IN THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED 2015 MADRID INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL HELD IN MADRID, SPAIN ON 11 JULY 2015

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO GOLFER LOU DANIELLA UY FOR WINNING THE 4T7 CALLAWAY JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE TORREY PINES NORTH COURSE IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA ON 18 JULY 2014

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE PROFOUND SYMPATHY AND SINCERE CONDOLENCES OF THE SENATE ON THE DEATH OF RETIRED SUPREME COURT JUSTICE FLORENZ D. REGALADO

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES PROFESSOR AND SCIENTIST, DR. ALONZO GABRIEL, FOR BEING NAMED AMONG THE TOP TEN OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERSONS OF THE WORLD BY THE JUNIOR CHAMBER INTERNATIONAL

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE OUTSTANDING PHILIPPINE SOLDIERS OF 2015 AWARDED BY THE METROBANK FOUNDATION, INC. AND ROTARY CLUB OF MAKATI METRO

RESOLUTION COMMENDING FILIPINO PEACEKEEPERS STATIONED AT THE GOLAN HEIGHTS FOR THEIR EXHIBITED BRAVERY AND RESOLVE AMIDST ADVERSITY AND VIOLENCE BY THE SYRIAN REBELS

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE AWARDEES FOR THE 2015 SEARCH FOR OUTSTANDING TEACHERS HONORED BY THE METROBANK FOUNDATION, INC.

RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND HONORING FILIPINO UN PEACEKEEPERS IN GOLAN HEIGHTS FOR DEMONSTRATING EXEMPLARY COURAGE AND RESOLVE IN THE RECENT STAND-OFF AGAINST SYRIAN REBELS, SUCCESSFULLY CARRYING OUT THEIR PEACE KEEPING MISSION, AND REFLECTING THE PROFESSIONALISM AND COMPETENCE OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA CHORALE AND IMUSICAPELLA CHAMBER CHOIR FOR WINNING 1ST AND 2ND PRIZES, RESPECTIVELY, IN THE POLYPHONY CATEGORY OF THE 61ST INTERNATIONAL HABANERAS AND POLYPHONY CHOIR COMPETITION IN TORREVIEJA, SPAIN ON 19 TO 25 JULY 2015

RESOLUTION COMMENDING CONGRESSMAN EMMANUEL 'MANNY' PACQUIAO FOR DEFENDING THE WBO WELTERWEIGHT CROWN AGAINST AMERICAN SHANE MOSLEY