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MARCH 10, 2022: NEWS HEADLINES UPDATES

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 MARCH 10, 2022: NEWS HEADLINES UPDATES

'EDSA Hero' Echoes Lacson Warning vs 'Coalition Government'

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 'EDSA Hero' Echoes Lacson Warning vs 'Coalition Government' March 10, 2022 -   A retired Air Force officer who played a key role in the 1986 EDSA Revolution has echoed the concerns of Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson against a "coalition government" with the Communist Party of the Philippines. Retired Air Force Col. Hector Tarrazona made the warning in a letter to 1Sambayan convenor Antonio Carpio, after seeing "known communists, whose ultimate goal is to overthrow the government" in the coalition. "While I was very hopeful to see the coalition of different political groups, I was greatly disappointed to see known communists, whose ultimate goal is to overthrow the government, in the coalition," Tarrazona said in his letter to Carpio, after joining a recent Zoom webinar of 1Sambayan. Tarrazona, a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1968 who in 1986 persuaded the 15th Strike Wing to support the EDSA Revolution, said th

9Lacson: 'Balanced' Minimum Wage Review Needed Amid Fuel Price Hikes

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  Lacson: 'Balanced' Minimum Wage Review Needed Amid Fuel Price Hikes March 10, 2022 -   A review of minimum wages is timely and necessary to help laborers cope with the surging costs of fuel amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson said Thursday. Lacson, who is running for President under Partido Reporma, said one of the most common complaints he and Vice Presidential bet Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III have heard from people during their town hall meetings involved the rising costs of living. "Napaka-timely ang panawagan ni Sec. Bello na mag-meet ang tripartite wage board para pag-usapan kung kailangan na bang i-adjust ang minimum wage ng ating mga kababayan (It is timely that Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III called for a meeting of the tripartite wage boards to discuss possible adjustments to the minimum wages of our workers)," he said in an interview on Bombo Radyo. He said many workers he

Lacson: Ex-NPA's Info on Campaign 'Infiltration' Really Worrisome

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  Lacson: Ex-NPA's Info on Campaign 'Infiltration' Really Worrisome March 10, 2022 -  Really worrisome. This was how Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson described the information from a former New People's Army (NPA) cadre indicating that operatives of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)'s legal fronts may have "infiltrated" the campaign of Vice President Ma. Leonor "Leni" Robredo. Lacson said the pieces of information disclosed by ex-NPA cadre Jeffrey "Ka Eric" Celiz appeared to jibe with those provided by his own intelligence sources. "Now, this is really worrisome - my intel sources being validated by Ka Eric, himself a top-ranking NPA surrenderor. Bad if their campaign is infiltrated. Worse if they are a willing partner. I’m more concerned about those who voluntarily joined their rallies but were not aware," Lacson said in a post  on his Twitter account late Wednesday . He was referring to information cited by