COURTESY CALL: Senate President Franklin M. Drilon welcomes new United States Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg, during the courtesy call Thursday, December 5. Drilon and Goldberg discussed a wide range of issues, among them the relief and rehabilitation efforts for the typhoon ravaged Visayas region. During a courtesy call, Drilon thanked the US government through the ambassador for the quick assistance of almost $60 million that the US extended in the aftermath of the typhoon. (PRIB Photo by Cesar Tomambo)