BRIEFING THE DRILON COMMITTEE: Emerging from a two-hour closed-door national security briefing for senators, Liberal Party President Sen. Franklin M. Drilon chats with Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Avelino Cruz and Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. Earlier, the Senate Committee on Finance, headed by Drilon, heard the proposed budget of defense establishment for next year. (Senate Photo by Joseph Vidal)