2015 DENR BUDGET: Sen. Francis Escudero, chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, questions officials from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on their proposed 2015 budget during a public hearing on Monday, September 8. DENR officials reported that illegal logging hotspots have decreased from a high of 197 to only 31 areas this year. (PRIB Photo by Romeo Bugante / September 8, 2014)