BUDGET HEARING: Sen. Ralph Recto, chair of the Senate Finance Sub-Committee C, together with Senators Edgardo Angara and Franklin Drilon listen as Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima gives a detailed explanation of the proposed budget of the Department of Finance for next year. Together with Secretary Purisima is Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Kim Jacinto-Henares. (PRIB Photo by Alex Nuevaespaña)