English: "Despite suffering from an illness, she [Ople] did not hesitate to heed the call of public service, putting fellow Filipinos before herself - the true embodiment of kapwa bago sarili," Cayetano wrote in his resolution.
Filipino: "Despite suffering from an illness, she [Ople] did not hesitate to heed the call of public service, putting fellow Filipinos before herself - the true embodiment of kapwa bago sarili," sulat ni Cayetano sa resolusyon.