Senator Loren Legarda, chairperson of the Senate Finance Committee, presents the proposed 2017 national budget at the start of Senate budget floor deliberations on Tuesday, November 15. Legarda said that the proposed 2017 national budget worth P3.350 trillion will help deliver the change that Filipinos want. “Our proposed 2017 budget sets bold plans to meet not just today’s needs, but one that looks beyond 2017, one that contributes to delivering long-term solutions to the country’s long-term problems,” Legarda said. Present during the budget deliberations are Finance Secretary Carlos “Sonny” Dominguez and Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno. (PRIB Photo by Romeo Bugante)