INTERPELLATION FOR SBN 2043: Senate President Franklin Drilon responds to queries made during the interpellation period for Senate Bill No. 2043 at the plenary session this afternoon, January 29. The measure intends to transfer all functions pertaining to the training and certification of over 400,000 of the country's seafarers to the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), in response to the possible blacklisting of Filipino maritime workers by the European Union. (PRIB photo by Cesar Tomambo)