DISCUSSING THE NTC BUDGET: Senator Chiz Escudero, chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, congratulates Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) after the approval of the proposed 2015 budget of the agency, Wednesday, September 3, 2014. Also in photo are Senator Cynthia Villar and NTC Deputy Commissioner Delilah Deles. (PRIB Photo by Albert Calvelo)