SENATORS PROTEST 1017: Majority of the senators wear black arm bands in protest of the issuance of Proclamation 1017 which they said weaken the democratic institutions and curtail civil liberties before the start of the session. Photo shows Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr. fixing the black arm band of Senator Ramon B. Magsaysay, Jr. (Photo by Romy Bugante-PRIB)