FLAG RAISING CEREMONY: Senator JV Ejercito attends the flag raising ceremony at the Philippine Senate as guest of honor, Monday morning. Ejercito, who is on his fourth month as Senator, enjoined Senate officials and employees to always uphold the dignity of the Senate by giving one hundred percent in the work that they do on a daily basis. Senate officials led by (from left to right) Dir. Gen. Antonio De Guzman, Dir. Gen. Ronald Golding, Dep. Sec. Edwin Bellen, M/Gen. Jose Balajadia Jr., and Atty. Valentina Cruz, also attended the flag ceremony. (PRIB Photo by Joseph Vidal/October 14, 2013)