The United Nations (UN) Information Center Manila, The Philippine Center of the International Theater Institute, Earthsavers/UNESCO DREAM Center, and Rotary Club of Makati Business District in cooperation with the Senate of the Philippines paid tribute to former South African president Nelson Mandela through the event “In His Words: A Tribute to Nelson Mandela” on August 7 at the Senator Ambrosio Padilla Room in the Senate of the Philippines.

Senate President Franklin Drilon and Senator Cynthia Villar graced the event and praised the leadership and life of Mandela. Drilon and Villar, along with other incumbent and former senators, read some excerpts of Mandela’s writings.

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