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DISCUSSING THE DND BUDGET: Senate President Franklin M. Drilon (left) confers with Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin (middle) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Hernando Iriberri (right) before the start of the Senate's deliberation on the proposed 2016 budget of the Department of National Defense (DND). The P172.7 billion budget of the DND, which is 12.1% larger than its P154 billion budget in 2015 on Wednesday, November 25, 2015. The increase is attributed to the continuing modernization of the AFP, especially in its territorial defense capabilities. (PRIB Photo by Cesar Tomambo/ November 25, 2015)