EDUCATION BUDGET HEARING: Senator Chiz Escudero, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, talks to Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro and Undersecretary Francisco Valera before the start of the budget hearing, Wednesday morning. For 2014, the agency plans to fund 33,194 new teachers, 43,183 new classrooms, 1.59M new seats and 13,586 water and sanitation facilities for a total of P 48.1B. (PRIB Photo by ALBERT CALVELO, August 28, 2013)