Senate Secretariat officials led by Senate Secretary Lutgardo Barbo (5th from left) discuss the proposed Senate Institute on Legislative Studies and Training Center (SILSTC), during the hearing on Tuesday, January 30, 2018. Also in photo are (from left to right) Senate Office of the International Relations and Protocol Director General Antonio de Guzman Jr., Senate Deputy Secretary for External Affairs and Relations Enrique Luis Papa, Senate Deputy Secretary for Administration and Financial Services Arnel Jose Bañas, Senate Legal Counsel Maria Valentina Santana-Cruz, Senate Deputy Secretary for Legislation Edwin Bellen, Senate Tax Study and Research Office Director General Rodelio Dascil, and Senate Economic Planning Office Director General Ronald Golding. (Photo by Albert Calvelo)