KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Senate President Manny B. Villar is greeted by Rep. Loretta Ann Rosales, one of the delegates from the Philippines to the Asian Parliamentarians Consultation on the Universality of the International Criminal Court, before the Senate chief addressed yesterday the assembly at the Senate. To Villars left is Ambassador Jan De Kok, head of the delegation of the European Commission to the Philippines. The two-day meeting seeks promote regional cooperation among Asian policymakers towards the ratification and implementation of the Rome Statute aimed at protecting victims of war crimes like genocide and crimes against humanity. (Photo by Romy Bugante, Senate PRIB)