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  Lacson 'saved' P300B from corruption SEN. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said he "saved" about P300 billion in public funds from possible graft and corruption because of his keen scrutiny of the national budget. In his dialog with members and officials of the transport sector in  Quezon City  on Saturday, Lacson said it is his duty as a senator to scrutinize the  General Appropriations Act . "Umaabot na pala ng P300 billion  ang  nailigtas sa kaban ng bayan doon sa 18 taon ng kabubusisi ko (It appeared that P300 billion have been saved from national coffers in my 18 years of scrutinizing [the budget])," he said. Lacson said that he slashed the budget for some projects, which he knew will not be put in good use and realigned these funds to hospitals. However, he earned the ire of some politicians.    360p geselecteerd als afspeelkwaliteit "Pera natin 'yun e, pera ninyo, pera nating lahat. Bakit hindi natin babantayan (That's our money, your mo...

  Sotto: Lacson’s 18 years of budget scrutiny helps PH to refocus 2022 spending Nearly 18 years of scrutinizing the national budget in the Senate has helped Partido Reporma chairman and standard-bearer Panfilo “Ping” Lacson refocus the government’s expenditure program for 2022 on the country’s most pressing needs amid the coronavirus pandemic, his running mate and Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said. “Dagdag ko lang ‘yung sa budget. Tandaan lang natin, 18 years si Senator Lacson sa Senado, inabot niya ako doon e. Pero ‘yung 18 years na ‘yon, 18 times niyang binalasa ‘yung budget,” Sotto said in a press conference over the weekend in Quezon City. [Let me just add about the budget. Let’s remember, Senator Lacson has already spent 18 years in the Senate, he caught up with me there. But in the 18 years he spent there, he has shuffled the budget 18 times, too.] “So, itong budget ngayon, itong 2022 na budget na-scrutinize din niyang mabuti ‘yan. At kami naman, sinusuportahan n...

  Lacson: ‘Always believe there is a God’ Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Sunday reminded his fellow Caviteños that “there is a God, always believe there is a God,”  when he visited his home province along with running mate Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III.  Lacson, who is running for president under Partido Reporma, recalled before Cavite local officials, as well as members and officers of local Tricycle Operators and Drivers Associations (TODAs) in General Trias City, a childhood experience that reminded him of God. He said that when he was five or six years old while visiting his maternal grandparents in General Trias, he was swimming in a local river when he felt he was drowning, as he did not know how to swim then. As he hovered between life and death, Lacson said, he vividly saw and heard the angels singing in the blue sky - before his cousin saved his life by getting a tree branch for him to hang on to. “When I looked up to the sky while I was bobbin...

  Ping: Transport sector ibangon na sa pandemya Kung ang ibang sektor ng lipunan ay unti-unti nang nakakabangon sa pandemya ng COVID-19, hanggang sa kasalukuyan ay hilahod pa rin ang nasa transportasyon kaya’t dapat na ibilang na ito sa mga pagtutuunan ng pribadong prayoridad ng pamahalaan. Ito ang naging panawagan ni Partido Reporma standard bearer Panfilo Lacson sa kanyang pagsasalita sa pinakahuling ‘Online Kumustahan’ (OK) na ginanap sa Quezon City, kung saan siya ay sinamahan ng kanyang running mate na si Tito Sotto. “Very important kasi sila ‘yung hard-hit… In fact, the hardest hit sector, ‘yung transport sector ng pandemya dahil ‘nung nag-lockdown talagang tigil lahat sila. Katunayan ‘yung bus operators, mga bus driver, jeepney drivers, taxi drivers, tricycle drivers hirap na hirap,” banggit ni Lacson. Ang nabanggit na aktibidad ay ginanap sa Elements Events Center sa nasabing lungsod at dinaluhan ng mga kinatawan ng mga TODA, jeepney drivers at maging mga riders na ugnay sa...

  Lacson anti-kotong tumatak sa mga tsuper, pulis Malaki ang naitulong ng polisiya ni Partido Reporma presidential candidate Senador Panfilo `Ping’ Lacson laban sa mga kotong cop para linisin sa korapsiyon ang Philippine National Police (PNP). Inihayag ito nina Partido Reporma senatorial bet Guillermo Eleazar at Dr. Minquita Padilla sa ginanap na `Online Kumustahan’ nila sa sektor ng transportasyon sa Quezon City noong Sabado. “Well, we know that during the time of General Ping Lacson ay nakita natin talaga noon `yong napakalaking pagbabago, not only on kotong cops pati na rin ‘yong mga financial reform,” sabi ni Eleazar. “And I’d like to inform you, sir, na simula ng ginawa niyo ‘yon, lalo na sa financial reform itinuloy namin ‘yon; even though merong mga challenges na hinarap, pero eventually naayos din,” dagdag ni Eleazar na kailan lang nagretiro bilang PNP chief. Sang-ayon naman si Padilla sa mga inihayag ni Eleazar at dinagdag pang ang kotong ay lahat ng uri ng korapsiyon katu...

  QC vice mayor: Lacson – 'servant-leader' needed by the Filipino masses Partido Reporma presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson is the country’s only hope of getting a “servant leader” who will lead by example and dedicate himself in serving people with sincerity and utmost integrity. Quezon City Vice Mayor Gian Carlo Sotto aired this view before stakeholders form the public transport industry in Quezon City even as he stressed that he is glad and proud that his father, Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, partnered with Lacson for the 2022 presidential elections. Speaking on behalf of Mayor Joy Belmonte and other local government officials in the city, Vice Mayor Sotto said they consider Lacson one of their “idols” when ti comes to public service because of his “no-nonsense approach in leadership and strong resolve against corruption.” The young Sotto presides over the 36-member Sangguniang Panlungsod. He is running for re-election under Belmonte’s group. “N...

  Ping: Hindi lang boto ang sagrado sa eleksyon, pagiging kandidato rin “Hindi lang ‘yung pagboto ang sagrado, kundi pati pagtakbo, sagrado ‘yan. ‘Wag nating laru-laruin kasi ang kawawa, hindi tayo; ang kawawa ‘yung susunod sa atin.” Ito ang mensahe ni Partido Reporma chairman at standard-bearer Panfilo “Ping” Lacson sa mga residente at lokal na opisyal na nakasama sa kanyang pakikipagdayalogo sa mga tsuper at operator ng transport group sa Tanza, Cavite nitong Biyernes. “Bigyan mo ng power, offer-an mo ng pera. ‘Pag pumasa ‘yan, pasado ang character ng isang tao. ‘Di ba, ‘pag nakatikim ng power naiiba na ‘yung pananaw e. Hindi po ba? Ganyan,” aniya. Nilahad din ni Lacson kung paano niya dinala sa Senado ang mahigpit niyang polisiya laban sa kotong nang maging hepe siya ng Philippine National Police, na nagresulta sa kanyang malinis na service record. Hinikayat pa ng presidential candidate ang lahat ng mga Pilipino na lumahok sa pagbabantay sa kaban ng bayan. Aniya, “‘Wag niyo sabi...

  Lacson: Power, money true tests of a person's character Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 6)  — Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said giving people money and power will reveal their true character, and can show whether they can rightfully lead the country. "The ultimate test of a person's character: give him power and offer him money. If he passes this test, he is the leader we need," Lacson said  in a tweet  Monday.  Lacson is  running for president  next year with Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III as his running mate.  Both lawmakers have said they would lead by example should they be elected. At an event over the weekend, Lacson said he and Sotto make the  best corruption fighting team , adding that if people could find more capable candidates, they might change their mind and vote for them instead.  "'Pag ang isyu talaga  corruption,  'yung mga malalaking kotong, lalo na doon sa mga proyekto ng gobyerno, 'yung ...

  Strengthening the Philippine Coast Guard Opening Statement at the Hearing of the Sub-Committee of the Senate Committee on Public Services December 7, 2021 -  Good morning and welcome to the public hearing of the Sub-Committee of the Senate Committee on Public Services on Senate Bill No. 2322 or “An Act Providing for the Administrative Reform and Reorganization of the Philippine Coast Guard, Revising for the Purpose Republic Act No. 9993, otherwise known as the “Philippine Coast Guard Law of 2009,” authored by Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III. We also take into consideration Senate Bill No. 2265 for the institutionalization of the PCG Auxiliary, authored by Sen. Richard Gordon; and Senate Bill No. 1112, which aims to establish the PCG Academy, authored by Sen. Imee Marcos. The PCG traces its roots from the Bureau of Coast Guard and Transportation created in 1901 during the American Occupation. Mas matanda pa ito sa DND and the AFP, kasi created ito by virtue of Commonweal...

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   Lacson: PH faces triple whammy from China The Philippine faces threats on three fronts—national security, food security and economic security—with China’s continued encroachment into the country’s territorial waters in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Monday. Lacson, chair of the Senate committee on national defense and security, also called on the government to take “more proactive efforts” to urge the international community to exert pressure on China to comply with the arbitral ruling favoring the Philippines. “More often than not, we only think of national security when we hear of China’s encroachment into our territorial waters. It’s actually much more than that … It has a great effect not only on our national security because that much is obvious—but our food security and our economic security are greatly affected,” Lacson said. Lacson raised the issue during Monday’s hearing of the Senate committee on foreign relations, which tackled ...