HONORIS CAUSA: Senate President is conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) by University of the Philippines President Dr. Alfredo Pascual during the 2014 Commencement Exercises of the UP College of Law at the UP Film Center in Diliman, Quezon City on Tuesday, April 29. Drilon, who graduated from UP Law in 1969, was hailed by UP as a champion of “good governance, the speedy administration of justice, and the protection of human rights,” throughout his years as a lawmaker in the Philippine Congress. The title also lauded him for “consistently upholding his principles and ideals, amid hostile and forceful resistance, exemplifying integrity and competence in every facet of his professional and personal life." The Senate leader was joined in the event by his wife, Mrs. Mila Drilon. (PRIB photo by Cesar Tomambo, April 30, 2014)