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July 27, 2022

Loss of a 'dear friend': Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa co-sponsors on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, a resolution expressing the Senate's profound sympathy and sincere condolences on the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated while giving a speech in Nara, Japan last July 8. Dela Rosa recalled how Abe, during the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte, made efforts to strengthen the alliance of the Philippines and Japan. "We mourn the loss of one who was a dear friend, not only to our President, but more importantly to our Republic," he said in his co-sponsorship speech. "We shall choose to remember Prime Minister Abe as the statesman who was also a genuine friend," Dela Rosa added. (Voltaire F. Domingo/Senate PRIB)

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