RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE LAS PIÑAS BOYS CHOIR FOR DISPLAYING THE COUNTRY'S HIGHEST PRIDE AND ARTISTRY IN WINNING THE 5TH WORLD CHOIR GAMES IN GRAZ, AUSTRIA

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE LAS PIÑAS BOYS CHOIR FOR WINNING TWO GOLD MEDALS IN THE 5TH WORLD CHOIR GAMES IN GRAZ, AUSTRIA AND FOR BRINGING HOME PRIDE AND GLORY TO THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE KILYAWAN BOYS CHOIR AND THE LAS PIÑAS BOYS CHOIR FOR EACH BAGGING SEVERAL TOP AWARDS AT THE 5TH WORLD CHOIR GAMES HELD IN AUSTRIA LAST JULY 9-14, 2008

RESOLUTION COMMENDING PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE SUPERINTENDENT JOHN SOSITO AND MEMBERS OF HIS TEAM FOR EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTY TO PRESERVE PEACE AND FIGHT CRIMINALITY IN THE RESCUE OF HOSTAGES IN LAS PIÑAS CITY

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

RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING KAMMERCHOR MANILA FOR WINNING THE GOLD DIPLOMA IN THE MIXED CHOIR AND THE SILVER DIPLOMA IN THE SACRED CATEGORIES AT THE 2ND ANTON BRUCKNER INTERNATIONAL CHOIR COMPETITION IN LINZ, AUSTRIA HELD LAST JUNE 10-14, 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING EFREN PEÑAFLORIDA FOR WINNING AND BEING NAMED '2009 CNN HERO OF THE YEAR' FOR HIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN BRINGING EDUCATION TO POOR STREET CHILDREN AND OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING CHERRY ANN MEJIA, PAULO BERSAMINA, SHEIDER NEBATO, LENNON HART SALGADO, JULIUS GONZALES, JEDARA DOCENA, AKIKO CHAIRMAINE SUEDE, MIKEE CHAIRMAINE SUEDE AND MIRA MIRANO FOR WINNING THE MAJOR AWARDS IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES IN THE 10TH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS AGE-GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HUE, VIETNAM, LAST JUNE 6-15, 2009

RESOLUTION COMMENDING EFREN PEÑAFLORIDA FOR BEING CHOSEN AS THE 2009 CNN HERO OF THE YEAR

RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING OLIVER BARBOSA FOR WINNING AS THE OVER-ALL CHAMPION IN THE 6TH ANNUAL GEORGE WASHINGTON OPEN INTERNATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS LAST JUNE 13-14, 2009 IN STERLING, VIRGINIA, U.S.A.

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING MR. EFREN PEÑAFLORIDA FOR HIS SELECTION AS CNN'S 2009 HERO OF THE YEAR IN THE THIRD ANNUAL CNN HEROES: AN ALL-STAR TRIBUTE AT THE KODAK CENTER IN HOLLYWOOD, USA, IN RECOGNITION FOR HIS EFFORTS IN BRINGING EDUCATION TO POOR CHILDREN IN COMMUNITIES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO GANG MEMBERSHIP THROUGH HIS 'KARITON KLASRUM' PROJECT

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE COUNTRY’S OUTSTANDING POLICEMEN IN SERVICE (C. O. P. S.) OF 2009 AWARDED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF NEW MANILA-EAST, METROBANK FOUNDATION, INC. AND PSBANK

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING EFREN PEÑAFLORIDA FOR BEING CHOSEN AS THE 2009 CNN HERO OF THE YEAR

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE SMART TAEKWONDO TEAM FOR REAPING GOLD MEDALS IN THE SENIOR AND JUNIOR KYORUGI (SPARRING) DIVISIONS OF THE 9TH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) TAEKWONDO FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM ON 4-7 JUNE 2009

RESOLUTION COMMENDING EFREN PEÑAFLORIDA JR. FOR BEING NAMED 2009 CNN HERO OF THE YEAR

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE SMART TAEKWONDO TEAM FOR REAPING SILVER MEDALS IN THE SENIOR AND JUNIOR KYORUGI (SPARRING) DIVISIONS OF THE 9TH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) TAEKWONDO FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM ON 4-7 JUNE 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO FILMMAKER MILO SOGUECO FOR WINNING A SILVER IN THE NEW ASIAN CINEMA AWARD AND A BRONZE IN THE GRAND PRIX DU PUBLIC AUDIENCE AWARD IN THE 15TH LYON ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL HELD ON 3-8 NOVEMBER 2009 IN LYON, FRANCE FOR THE MOVIE SANGLAAN (THE PAWNSHOP)

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE SMART TAEKWONDO TEAM FOR REAPING BRONZE MEDALS IN THE SENIOR AND JUNIOR KYORUGI (SPARRING) DIVISIONS OF THE 9TH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) TAEKWONDO FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM ON 4-7 JUNE 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO ADVERTISING AGENCIES CAMPAIGNS AND GREY AND DDB PHILIPPINES FOR WINNING A SILVER AND BRONZE STATUE, RESPECTIVELY, FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE 2009 LONDON INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO TAEKWONDO ATHLETES FRANCESCA CAMILLE ALARILLA, MA. CARLA JANICE LAGMAN AND SHANEEN CHED SIA FOR WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE TEAM FEMALE POOMSAE (FORM) DIVISION OF THE 9TH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) TAEKWONDO FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM ON 4-7 JUNE 2009

RESOLUTION COMMENDING MR. EFREN PEÑAFLORIDA FOR BEING NAMED THE 2009 CABLE NEWS NETWORK (CNN) HERO OF THE YEAR

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE SMART TAEKWONDO TEAM FOR REAPING SILVER MEDALS IN THE POOMSAE (FORMS) DIVISION OF THE 9TH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH-EAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) TAEKWONDO FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM ON 4-7 JUNE 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO BOXER RODEL BRYAN GENERALAO MAYOL FOR WINNING THE WORLD BOXING COUNCIL (WBC) LIGHT FLYWEIGHT TITLE VIA SECOND ROUND TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT AGAINST MEXICAN BOXER EDGAR SOSA ON 21 NOVEMBER 2009 AT CHIAPAS, MEXICO

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE SMART TAEKWONDO TEAM FOR REAPING BRONZE MEDALS IN THE POOMSAE (FORMS) DIVISION OF THE 9TH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH-EAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) TAEKWONDO FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM ON 4-7 JUNE 2009

RESOLUTION COMMENDING EFREN 'BATA' REYES AND RUBILEN 'BINGKAY' AMIT OF TEAM PHILIPPINES GROUP A FOR WINNING THE 1ST WORLD MIXED DOUBLES CLASSIC TITLE

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO PASTRY CHEFS RIA LINGAD, CHARLENE NGO, AND ROEL VARGAS OF THE PASTRY ALLIANCE OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL FOR LIVE BAKERY COMPETITION IN THE HONG KONG INTER-NATIONAL CULINARY CLASSIC 2009 AT THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTER HELD ON 6-9 MAY 2009

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE PHILIPPINE CONTINGENT TO THE 2009 SOUTH EAST ASIAN GAMES HELD IN VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC ON 9-18 DECEMBER 2009 FOR BRINGING HOME A TOTAL OF 38 GOLD, 35 SILVER AND 51 BRONZE MEDALS IN THE 11-NATION SPORTS MEET