THE Senate on Tuesday passed Senate Resolution 226, honoring former senator Santanina Tillah Rasul, who died last week.
Rasul passed away on Nov. 28 at the age of 94.'It is with deep sadness that I join the nation in mourning the passing of former senator Santanina Tillah Rasul , a trailblazer and the first Muslim woman to serve in the Philippine Senate ,' said Senate President Chiz Escudero.
She was the author of landmark legislations, including Republic Act 6850, which grants civil service eligibility to government employees who have worked in a career civil service position for at least seven years; RA 6949, which declared March 8 as National Women's Day; RA 7192, which opened the doors of the Philippine Military Academy to women and allocated funds for women in all government agencies; and RA 7168, which elevated the status of Philippine Normal College to Philippine Normal...
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