Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation Chairperson and Senator Leila de Lima discusses the various bills on electoral reforms such as the proposed Local Absentee Voting Act (Senate Bills No. 1111, No. 301) during a committee hearing on Tuesday, November 08, 2016. De Lima was one of the author of the said bills, which provides for “the local absentee voting for persons with disabilities, senior citizens media practitioners, lawyers, and electoral staff of candidates for national elections.” Also in photo is Senator Risa Hontiveros. (PRIB Photo by Cesar Tomambo)