WAYS AND MEANS HEARING: Senator Sonny Angara, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, and Senator Nancy Binay quizzes representatives from the Bureau of Internal Revenue and other government agencies and private group on the country’s taxation system during a public hearing Tuesday morning. The two lawmakers led discussions on several proposed measures including Senate Bill No. 1942, which seeks to adjust the level of net taxable income nominal tax rates, and Senate Resolution No. 241, which seeks to investigate the reported tax evasion by self-employed professionals in the country. (PRIB Photo by Albert Calvelo/ 4 March 2014)