Senator Loren Legarda, chair of the Senate Committee on Finance and co-chair of the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Public Expenditures, urges government agencies to ensure the quick release of funds for projects intended for the “immediate normalization of living conditions” in disaster-stricken areas during a hearing on Monday, February 20, 2017. “It is imperative that all concerned agencies utilize their existing resources immediately and efficiently to enable devastated communities to bounce back and build back better in the shortest time possible,” Legarda said. Also in photo are Senate President Pro Tempore Franklin Drilon (left) and Davao City 1st District Representative and committee co-chair District Karlo Nograles. (PRIB Photo by Albert Calvelo)