NEWLY-CONFIRMED FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS: Senate President Franklin M. Drilon, chair of the Commission on Appointments (CA), together with (seated, from left) Isabela First District Representative Rodolfo Albano III, Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel, Western Samar, 1st District Representative Mel Senen Sarmiento, Ilocos Norte Representative Rodolfo Fariñas, and Deputy Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, Negros Oriental, 2nd District Representative George Arnaiz (standing, second from right) and Cavite 5th District Representative Roy Loyola (right) pose for a souvenir photo with six newly confirmed ambassadors and 42 Foreign Service Officers of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) after a CA plenary session on Wednesday afternoon. (PRIB Photo by Joseph Vidal/September 17, 2014)