CLOSING THE GENDER GAP: Senator Loren Legarda narrates to Senate President Drilon about her trip to Brussels, Belgium, where she attended the Women in Parliaments Global Forum last November 27 to receive, on behalf of the Philippines, the Award for Closing the Gender Gap in South and Southeast Asia. The award was given to the Philippines, after the World Economic Forum ranked it first among the South and Southeast Asian nations for closing the gender gap.(PRIB Photo by Joseph Vidal)