It seems some senators are determined to transfer the Senate office to the haunted Manila Film Center to make it as the permanent office of the Upper Chamber and eventually save the annual P200-million fees it gives to the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) in Pasay City.

Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri said that Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile has ordered the creation of a small ad-hoc committee headed by Finance committee chairman Sen. Franklin Drilon to look into the possibility for the Senate to get a new office location.

At present, the Senate is occupying a wing of the GSIS building in Pasay City.

Zubiri suggested the possibility of using the Manila Film Center building, which is near the GSIS Financial Center. The film center is said to be haunted by the ghosts of construction workers who were killed during the building's construction in 1981 when late Ferdinand Marcos was still the president.

At present, the Film Center is a venue of daily evening entertainment shows featuring members of the third sex.

Sen. Francis Escudero said that he is in favor of the proposal and even suggested the Manila Central Post Office in Lawton, Manila as next location of the Senate. He said the post office building has a wide area and a good view.

Zubiri said the Senate will come up with a list of recommended sites within 18 months.

“Our rental here is P200-million a year, there will just be minor renovations if we choose the Film Center. If you are afraid of ghosts, lets call a congregation or a busload of Benedictine monks to exorcise (the ghosts) out of the building. At least, there will be people there 24/7,” Zubiri said.

Informed that the Film Center is the venue of “amazing gays,” Zubiri said the Philippine Senate has more rights in occupying the area because of its good architecture and magnificent amphitheater.

But sources said some personalities from the showbiz industry are against the plan of the Senate saying the building is more appropriate to be used for arts and culture and not for government office.