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Senators file reso honoring ex-Sen. Biazon

Published Jun 14, 2023 08:01 am
Past and present senators will pay their respects to former Senator Rodolfo ‘’Pong’’ Biazon in the traditional necrological services at the Senate building on June 19, Monday morning.
This followed the filing today by Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri of Senate Resolution 652 honoring Biazon and expressing the Senate’s sympathy on the passing of the veteran legislator.  Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Pia Cayetano also filed Senate Resolution No. 653 expressing their profound sympathy and sincere condolences of the Senate on the demise of the former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff. Biazon was a three-term Senator (1992 to 1995, 1998 to 2004, and 2004 to 2010) and a two-term member of the House of Representatives, representing the lone district of Muntinlupa (2010 to 2013 and 2013 to 2016). He was also a Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). He passed away last June 12, at age of 88.  Senate Secretary Renato Bantug said eulogies would be delivered by Zubiri, former Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva and former Senators Gregorio ‘’Gringo’’ Honasan and Joey Lina. Those who have also sent their intention to attend the necrological services are Senators Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, Manuel "Lito" Lapid, Mark Villar, Jinggoy Estrada and Christopher "Bong" Go. Former Senate President Franklin M. Drilon, Ramon Magsaysay Jr., Nikki Cosseting and Francisco Tatad will also attend. Mrs. Jane Honasan, Mila Drilon and Fenny Tatad will, likewise, attend. In the resolution, Zubiri described Biazon as “a steadfast champion of decent and affordable housing and of security and defense.”   The Senate President, likewise,  lauded the late senator for spearheading the passage of landmark measures such as the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003, the Rental Reform Act of 2002, the Comprehensive and Integrated Shelter Finance Act of 1994, the AFP Modernization Act, the act amending Presidential Decree No. 1752 to make membership in the PAG-IBIG Fund mandatory; and the Home Guaranty Corporation Act of 2000. During his stint in the Senate, Biazon had chaired the Senate Committee on National Defense and the Senate Committee on Security and Urban Planning, Housing, and Resettlement. “I had the good fortune of working closely with Senator Pong Biazon on measures such as the Magna Carta for Homeowners and Homeowners Associations, and I saw firsthand how meticulous and hardworking he was, as a legislator," recalled Zubiri, who became a senator in 2007, when Biazon was still in office. "I imagine that comes from his military background. He was extremely disciplined and intentional in everything he did, and he set a standard for us younger lawmakers to aspire to," he added. The resolution is not the only honor that the decorated military-man-turned-legislator will be receiving from the Senate.   

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