SENATE FLAG RAISING CEREMONY: Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel, former Senate President, delivers a speech as guest of honor during the flag raising ceremony, Monday, December 15, 2014. Pimentel has taken up the cudgels for several government employees associations in filing a petition before the Supreme Court to stop the Bureau of Internal Revenue from imposing hefty taxes on the allowances, bonuses and other benefits of all government workers. (PRIB Photo by Albert Calvelo)