RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO ACTORS EMILIO GARCIA AND SID LUCERO FOR WINNING THE BEST ACTOR AWARD EX AEQUO AT THE 49TH THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN GREECE FOR THE MOVIE 'SELDA' (THE INMATE)

RESOLUTION COMMENDING NONITO 'FILIPINO FLASH' DONAIRE JR. FOR WINNING THE INTERIM WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION SUPER FLYWEIGHT COMPETITION ON AUGUST 16, 2009, BRINGING PRIDE TO EVERY FILIPINO AND PROVIDING INSPIRATION TO THE FILIPINO NATION

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE FILIPINO PEACEKEEPING FORCES IN HAITI FOR THEIR VALIANT PARTICIPATION IN THE RESCUE OPERATIONS IN THE COLLAPSE OF A SCHOOL BUILDING IN HAITI

RESOLUTION COMMENDING ATTY. ANTONIO A. OPOSA JR. FOR BEING A RECIPIENT OF THE 2009 RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARD BY THE RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARD FOUNDATION

RESOLUTION COMMENDING DR. SUZANNE LICUANAN AND HER TEAM FOR REPORTEDLY SAVING THE WORLD'S LARGEST CLAM SPECIE, KNOWN AS THE TRIDACNA GIGAS, FROM POSSIBLE EXTINCTION

RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING HALILI-CRUZ SCHOOL OF BALLET (HCSB) FOR WINNING THE 11TH ASIA-PACIFIC DANCE COMPETITION IN BANGKOK, THAILAND LAST JULY 16-21, 2009

RESOLUTION COMMENDING MAJOR FERDINAND MARCELINO OF THE PHILIPPINE MARINE CORPS FOR DEMONSTRATING INTEGRITY, COURAGE AND DEDICATION TO DUTY IN HIS ROLE IN THE RECENT ARREST OF SUSPECTED HIGH-PROFILE ILLEGAL DRUG TRAFFICKERS

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING ROSALIND L. WEE FOR BEING NAMED THE PEARL S. BUCK INTERNATIONAL (PSBI) WOMAN OF THE YEAR FOR 2009

RESOLUTION OF THE PHILIPPINE SENATE EXPRESSING ITS PROFOUND APPRECIATION AND COMMENDATION TO SENATOR FRANCIS 'KIKO' N. PANGILINAN FOR HIS INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AS MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE COMITTEE ON RULES FROM THE 12TH CONGRESS UP TO THE 14TH CONGRESS

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO GRANDMASTERS DARWIN LAYLO AND WESLY SO FOR WINNING THE GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS, RESPECTIVELY, IN THE ZONE 3.3 FIDE WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM ON 22-30 JULY 2009

RESOLUTION COMMENDING PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ITS HEAD OF SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT SERVICE MAJOR FERDINAND MARCELINO FOR BEING AN INCORRUPTIBLE AGENCY AND OPERATIVE AMIDST THE BATTLE AGAINST ILLEGAL DRUGS

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING JEFFREY FIGUEROA FOR WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE MEN'S BATANWEIGHT CLASS OF TAEKWONDO IN THE ASIAN MARTIAL ARTS GAMES IN INDOOR STADIUM HUAMARK SPORT AUTHORITY IN BANGKOK, THAILAND ON 1-9 AUGUST 2009

RESOLUTION COMMENDING FRANCIS CASEY 'NIÑO' ALCANTARA FOR BEING THE FIRST FILIPINO TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT (JUNIORS BOYS DOUBLES)

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING AMELIA CLAIRE 'MIA' LEGASPI FOR WINNING THE GIRLS' 10-YEAR OLD DIVISION OF THE 2009 UNITED STATES KIDS GOLF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA, U.S.A. ON 6-8 AUGUST 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO FILMMAKER MARK REYES FOR WINNING FIRST PRIZE FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM CATEGORY AT THE 2ND ASIAN HOT SHOTS BERLIN FESTIVAL FOR FILM AND VIDEO ART IN BERLIN, GERMANY FOR THE MOVIE GOD ONLY KNOWS

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE HALILI-CRUZ SCHOOL OF BALLET DANCERS FOR BAGGING THE GRAND PRIZE AND EMERGING AS THE GRAND WINNER IN THE 11TH ASIA-PACIFIC DANCE COMPETITION IN BANGKOK, THAILAND ON 17-19 JULY 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO FILMMAKERS FRANCIS XAVIER PASION AND MARK REYES FOR WINNING FIRST PRIZE FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM CATEGORY AT THE 2ND ASIAN HOT SHOTS BERLIN FESTIVAL FOR FILM AND VIDEO ART IN BERLIN, GERMANY FOR THE MOVIE JAY

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING CARMELA ANTOINETTE LAO OF SAINT JUDE CATHOLIC SCHOOL FOR BEING THE FIRST FILIPINA MEDALIST, SECURING A BRONZE IN THE INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD IN BREMEN, GERMANY ON 10-22 JULY 2009 AND WINNING THE COUNTRY'S FIRST EVER GOLD MEDAL IN THE 8TH CHINA GIRLS' MATH OLYMPIAD IN XIAMEN, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON 11-16 AUGUST 2009

RESOLUTION AND COMMENDING FILIPINO TENNIS PLAYER FRANCIS CASEY

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE AWARDEES FOR THE 2009 SEARCH FOR OUTSTANDING TEACHERS HONORED BY THE METROBANK FOUNDATION, INC.

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO GRANDMASTER WESLEY SO FOR WINNING THE GROUP C CATEGORY OF THE PRESTIGIOUS 71ST CORUS CHESS TOURNAMENT IN WIJK AAN ZEE, THE NETHERLANDS

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE ATENEO DE DAVAO UNIVERSITY LAW DEBATE TEAM FOR BEING THE CHAMPION IN THE SECOND SEASON OF THE ABS-CBN NEWS CHANNEL (ANC) SQUARE OFF LAW DEBATES ON 12 AUGUST 2009, BRINGING HONOR AND PRIDE NOT ONLY TO THEIR OWN UNIVERSITY BUT ALSO TO OTHER PROVINCIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, INSPIRING THEM TO EXCEL IN THEIR DIFFERENT FIELDS, AND INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS TO ISSUES OF NATIONAL CONCERN

RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING ERIKA YULO VISITACION FOR WINNING IN THE ASIA PACIFIC ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE 2009 (APAC) SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP HELD IN BEIJING, CHINA LAST FEBRUARY 11-15, 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE MEMBERS OF THE MATHEMATICS TRAINERS GUILD-PHILIPPINES FOR WINNING 102 MEDALS, INCLUDING 16 GOLDS, IN THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS CONTEST (IMC) HELD IN SINGAPORE FROM 20-24 AUGUST 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE LATE FILIPINO FARMER EULOGIO 'TAY GIPO' SASI JR. FOR HIS RECOGNITION BY THE SVALBARD GLOBAL SEED VAULT IN SVALBARD, NORWAY FOR HIS DISCOVERY OF 'BORDAGOL' RICE VARIETY WHICH IS A HIGH-YIELDING AND PEST RESISTANT RICE

RESOLUTION COMMENDING ANTHONY SY AND REYNALDO LUZ OF FOUNTAIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR WINNING BRONZE MEDALS CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION DURING THE INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER PROJECT OLYMPIAD IN ANKARA, TURKEY

RESOLUTION COMMENDING DOCTORS VIETREZ PANGANIBAN DAVID-ABELLA, MENNIE CABACANG AND AFDAL KUNTING FOR THEIR EXEMPLARY SERVICE IN PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED MEDICAL SERVICES IN DEPRESSED AND UNDESERVED RURAL AREAS IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO BOXER BRIAN 'THE HAWAIIAN PUNCH' VILORIA FOR SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDING HIS INTERNATIONAL BOXING FEDERATION LIGHT FLYWEIGHT TITLE BY UNANIMOUS DECISION AGAINST MEXICAN BOXER JESUS IRIBE ON 30 AUGUST 2009 AT THE BLAISDELL CENTER IN HONOLULU, HAWAII

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING 27-YEAR OLD EFREN PEÑAFLORIDA FOR BEING NAMED A 'CNN HERO FOR 2009' FOR HIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PROVIDING ACCESS TO ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION TO THE STREET CHILDREN AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO BILLIARDS EFREN 'BATA' REYES AND FRANCISCO 'DJANGO' BUSTAMANTE FOR WINNING THE 2009 PARTY CASINO.NET WORLD CUP OF POOL AT SM NORTH EDSA MALL IN QUEZON CITY HELD LAST SEPTEMBER 1-6, 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO KARTER ALESSANDRA MADRIGAL FOR WINNING THE FORMULA TAG JUNIOR CLASS AND FOR BEING THE FIRST FEMALE CHAMPION IN THE 2009 FORMULA KART PRODUCTIONS FLORIDA WINTER TOUR AT THE OCALA GRAND PRIX IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LAST MARCH 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES COLLEGE OF LAW STUDENTS DANIEL SIGFREID CORPUZ, MARIE MICHELE GO AND DARWIN OCAMPO FOR BEING THE OVERALL CHAMPION AND AWARDED THE FOREIGN MINISTER'S AWARD AND THE BEST MEMORIAL AWARD FOR THE BEST WRITTEN PLEADING IN THE ASIA CUP 2009 INTERNATIONAL LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION IN TOKYO, JAPAN ON 24-25 AUGUST 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING VINCENT ALVAREZ AND HILARIO DAVIDE IV FOR WINNING IN THE AUSTRALIAN SWIM COMPETITION HELD IN PERTH, AUSTRALIA LAST APRIL 11-12, 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE PHILIPPINE DRAGON BOAT TEAM FOR WINNING TWO GOLD MEDALS AND A SILVER MEDAL AT THE 9TH INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN RACICE REGATTA CENTER, THE CZECH REPUBLIC ON 26-30 AUGUST 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING EFREN PEÑAFLORIDA JR. AS MODERN DAY HERO NAMED BY THE CABLE NEWS NETWORK (CNN)

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO POOL LEGENDS EFREN 'BATA' REYES AND FRANCISCO 'DJANGO' BUSTAMANTE FOR WINNING THE 2009 PARTYCASINO.NET WORLD CUP OF POOL ON 1-6 SEPTEMBER 2009 AT THE ANNEX, SM NORTH EDSA MALL IN QUEZONCITY, PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO CYCLIST NINO SURBAN FOR WINNING THE MEN'S ELITE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE AT THE 1ST ASEAN MOUNTAIN BIKE CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 AT THE BERAKAS FOREST RECREATIONAL PARK IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM LAST 12-15 MARCH 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO TEEN BOXER MARVIN 'MARVELOUS' SONSONA FOR WINNING THE WORLD BOXING ORGANIZATION (WBO) JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE BY UNANIMOUS DECISION ON 5 SEPTEMBER 2009 AT THE CASINO RAMA IN ONTARIO, CANADA

RESOLUTION COMMENDING ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYER ANTONIO A. OPOSA JR. FOR BRINGING HONOR TO THE PHILIPPINES BY BEING THE FIRST ASIAN TO RECEIVE THE INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AWARD FROM THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO FILMMAKER PEPE DIOKNO FOR WINNING THE ORIZZONTI PRIZE AND THE LION OF THE FUTURE - 'LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS' VENICE AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM AT THE 66TH MOSTRA INTERNAZIONALE D'ARTE CINEMATOGRAFICA DI VENEZIA (VENICE FILM FESTIVAL) HELD ON 2-12 SEPTEMBER 2009 AT LIDO, VENICE, ITALY FOR THE MOVIE ENGKWENTRO

RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING NONITO DONAIRE JR. FOR DEFENDING THE INTERNATIONAL BOXING ORGANIZATION (IBO)/INTERNATIONAL BOXING FEDERATION (IBF) FLYWEIGHT CROWN AND BRIAN VILORIA FOR WINNING THE INTERNATIONAL BOXING FEDERATION (IBF) LIGHT FLYWEIGHT CROWN AT THE ARANETA COLISEUM IN QUEZON CITY LAST APRIL 19, 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO BOXER DONNIE 'AHAS' NIETES FOR SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDING HIS WORLD BOXING ORGANIZATION MINIMUM WEIGHT TITLE ON 13 SEPTEMBER 2009 AT THE EL PALENQUE DE LA FERIA IN TEPIC, NAYARIT, MEXICO

RESOLUTION COMMENDING NONITO 'THE FILIPINO FLASH' DONAIRE AND BRIAN 'THE HAWAIIAN PUNCH' VILORIA FOR VICTORIES AGAINST SEPARATE OPPONENTS ON 19 APRIL 2009 IN ARANETA COLISEUM TO EMERGE WORLD CHAMPIONS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DIVISIONS

RESOLUTION COMMENDING EFREN 'BATA' REYES AND FRANCISO 'DJANGCO' BUSTAMANTE FOR WINNING THE 2009 PARTYCASINO.NET WORLD CUP OF POOL

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO BOXER DENVER CUELLO FOR WINNING THE WBC INTERNATIONAL MINIMUM WEIGHT TITLE AFTER DEFEATING JAPANESE BOXER HIROSHI MATSUMOTO AT THE ARANETA COLISEUM, QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES LAST 19 APRIL 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO LIFTER PATRICIA LLENA FOR WINNING 3 GOLD MEDALS AND 1 BRONZE MEDAL IN THE 2009 WORLD SUB-JUNIOR AND JUNIOR POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN RIBEIRAO PRETO, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL ON 8 SEPTEMBER 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO BOXER BRIAN 'THE HAWAIIAN PUNCH' VILORIA FOR WINNING THE IBF LIGHT FLYWEIGHT CHAMPION TITLE AFTER DEFEATING MEXICAN BOXER ULISES SOLIS AT THE ARANETA COLISEUM, QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES LAST 19 APRIL 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE PHILIPPINE DELEGATION FOR PLACING THIRD OVERALL IN THE 3RD DELPHIC GAMES IN JEJU CITY, KOREA ON 9-15 SEPTEMBER 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO BOXER 'THE FILIPINO FLASH' DONAIRE JR. FOR DEFENDING HIS IBF AND IBO WORLD CHAMPION TITLES IN THE FLYWEIGHT CATEGORY AFTER DEFEATING MEXICAN BOXER RAUL MARTINEZ AT THE ARANETA COLISEUM, QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES LAST 19 APRIL 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE MEMBERS OF THE PHILIPPINE DELEGATION FOR EARNING 9 SILVER AND 33 BRONZE MEDALS IN THE 2009 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MATH OLYMPIAD ON 5-9 AUGUST 2009 AT TIANJIN, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA