Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, co-chairman of the 31st Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF), signs the Joint Communique of APPF31 in the closing rites of the three-day event on Saturday night. Witnessing are (from left) Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, Senate President and APPF31 Chairman Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio Gonzales Jr., and Deputy Speaker Raymond Democrito Mendoza. Ver Noveno