Tag: #Ping Lacson
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Lacson hits ‘bullying tactics’ of Badoy, Celis
Former Senator Panfilo M. Lacson on Wednesday, January 18, warned that the bullying tactics of former Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy and Jeffrey Celis would threaten to undo the credible gains made against the insurgency.
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‘No logic amending a law that has not been tested yet’ : Lacson on law prescribing fixed terms for key AFP posts
Former Senator Panfilo M. Lacson said Congress has the power to amend any law.
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Lacson: AFP men are loyal to the PH flag
Former Senator Panfilo M. Lacson on Monday, January 9 said the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is generally composed of professional officers and men whose loyalty to the flag and the Constitution is above and beyond their individual preferences.
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Angara urges DBM to make airport modernization a priority in 2024 budget
Senator Sonny Angara on Tuesday, January 3 said he hopes the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will prioritize the modernization of the country’s airports following the New Year’s Day airspace shutdown fiasco at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
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Lacson thumbs down bill decriminalizing illegal drug use
Former Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has thumbed down a proposal to decriminalize illegal drug use saying this would only boost the market for illegal drugs.
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Drilon, Lacson: COA must audit all Covid-19 supply purchases worth billions of pesos
Former Senate President Franklin M. Drilon and former Senator Panfilo Lacson pressed the Commission on Audit (COA) to audit all the Covid-19 supply purchases worth billions of pesos during the Duterte administration.
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Lacson: De Lima declined to be transferred to another detention facility
Former senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday, October 9 commended the swift and decisive response undertaken by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the foiled hostage-taking of former Senator Leila de Lima.
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Lacson: Manila RTC’s dismissal of proscription case vs CPP-NPA is not a setback
Former Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Thursday, September 22 said the Manila Regional Trial Court’s junking of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) petition for proscription that sought to declare as “terrorist organizations” the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA), should not be viewed as a setback.
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Lacson slams Legarda for saying the CPP/NPA/NDF is not an enemy of the people
Former Senator Panfilo M. Lacson on Friday, September 2, slammed Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda for saying that the Communist Party of the Philippines/New People’s Army/New Democratic Front (CPP/NPA/NDF) is “not an enemy of the State.”
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Lacson to venture into food security through agri-aqua business
After his Senate term ends on June 30, Senator Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson is hoping to start the next chapter of his life story – by contributing to food security through a new endeavor.
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Lacson hopes another senator in the 19th Congress will continue anti-pork barrel crusade
Outgoing Senator Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson is hoping senators in the 19th Congress would continue his crusade of tenaciously scrutinizing the national budget and keeping it free from dubious congressional insertions, known as “pork barrel”, and useless appropriations.
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Lacson pushes 2-pronged formula for breaking room amid soaring fuel prices
Outgoing Senator Panfilo M. Lacson has sought a conditional suspension of the excise tax on fuel, and the scrapping of several lines of exemption in the Value-Added Tax (VAT).
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Neophyte senators told: Practice diligence, 'be humble'
Be humble, undertake researches, review or study rules of the 24-member Senator and review the traditions of the 24-member Senate and you can go no wrong.
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Lacson: Ombudsman can probe controversial multi-billion peso Pharmally contracts
Outgoing Senator Panfilo M. Lacson said the Office of the Ombudsman could unilaterally initiate an investigation into the alleged corruption-laden, multi-billion-peso Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. Covid-19 pandemic contracts.
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Lacson: NTC order to block websites legal if financing terrorist activities is involved
Outgoing Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Thursday said the order of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to block access to over 20 websites has a legal basis under the anti-terror law if these platforms are involved in financing the activities of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), and its armed wing, the New Peoples Army (NPA).
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Faustino 'easily qualifies' to be next DND chief—Lacson
Outgoing Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Saturday, June 18 said he was confident Retired Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. is competent to be the next Department of National Defense (DND) chief.
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Lacson offers prayers for Lorenzana’s health
Outgoing Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday, June 12 offered prayers for the health of Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, who fainted during the Independence Day flag-raising ceremony in Manila.
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'Graduating' senators start moving out of their offices
Several senators are now slowly moving out of their offices at the Senate complex in Pasay city as their terms expire on June 30.