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Lacson gets Bohol gov's endorsement in campaign homestrech

Published Apr 30, 2025 03:20 pm

At A Glance

  • Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has bagged the endorsement of Bohol Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado less than two weeks before the mid-term elections.

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Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has bagged the endorsement of Bohol Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado less than two weeks before the mid-term elections.

Aumentado voiced out his support for the former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief during the latter's recent visit to his province. 

The governor lauded Lacson for being "very qualified" and for giving the people a voice in the Senate during his terms as senator from 2001 to 2013, and 2016 to 2022.

"It has been a long time since we saw a senator like him," he said of Lacson, in a mix of English, Filipino and Visayan. "He is a fighting senator and gives a voice to the people."

For his part, Lacson proposed a way to upgrade the Bohol-Panglao International Airport to help the province realize its potential in tourism.

Lacson said one way to do this is to incentivize local government units (LGUs) to improve their tax collection by giving them an additional appropriation in the national budget.

"Without upgrades to the Panglao International Airport, I cannot see how tourism arrivals can hit the one-million mark here," he said in Filipino, during a meeting with the governor.

He noted that in 2023, Panglao earned more than P1 billion from tourism, including from 300,000 foreign tourists.

Among Bohol's tourist attractions are the Philippine Tarsier Sanctuary, Chocolate Hills Adventure Park, Loboc River Cruise, Bilar Man-Made Forest, Alicia Panoramic Park, and Dolphin and Whale Watching.

Should he earn a Senate seat this May, Lacson said he will push for empowering the LGUs by way of the national budget, by giving additional appropriations for LGUs in the national budget.

The proposed additional appropriations will be based on the LGU's tax collections, and shall be used for infrastructure development and livelihood programs - while motivating LGUs to improve their tax collection.

"This will be used for development and livelihood, so the mayors will benefit," said Lacson.

The mid-term polls will take place on May 12.

 

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