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  Lacson Bill Easing Requirements for Cityhood Becomes Law May 1, 2022 -  Prosperous municipalities now have one less obstacle to becoming cities, after a bill filed by Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson to ease the requirements on converting municipalities to component cities became law. Republic Act 11683 , which lapsed into law on April 10, 2022, is based on Senate Bill 255 filed by Lacson in July 2019, as well as on House Bill 8207. "By opening the doors to cityhood for qualified municipalities, the new law allows the local governments to fully operationalize their functions. As such, we address the inequity in national resources, we provide a greater number of our people the effectual impact of being a city - better delivery of public services and a fair share of our progress," said Lacson, a champion of empowering local government units. “Some municipalities despite their small land area or population have shown they can provide essential government facilities and ...

  Ping, Mas Dumarami Pa Ang Nakumbinsing Mga Botante sa Bicol Abril 30, 2022 -  Mas dumarami pa ang nakumbinsing mga botante ni independent presidential candidate Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson nang bumisita siya sa Bicol nitong Biyernes. Ayon kay Lacson at senatorial bet Minguita Padilla, maganda ang naging pagtanggap ng mga residente ng Catanduanes at Camarines Sur sa kanilang pakikipag-usap sa mga ito sa naganap na townhall meeting sa lugar. "Sa una, parang kaunti lang ang responses na narinig, yung reactions. But then after the open forum, something really changed, talagang na-reversed ang situation, so we would like to think na yung conversation napakalaki. Kasi naiba talaga, very very visible," ani Lacson. Pagbabahagi ng independent presidential aspirant, pinalawig pa nila ang oras ng kanilang pakikipag-usap sa mga botante sa Catanduanes dahil sa partisipasyon ng mga ito sa nasabing townhall meeting. Kwento pa ni Padilla, may mga residente roon na may suot ng p...

  Lacson Wins Converts in Bicol April 30, 2022 -  Independent presidential candidate Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson managed to win over converts in parts of Bicol where he campaigned on Friday. Lacson and senatorial bet Minguita Padilla noted the audiences at their town hall meetings in Catanduanes and Camarines Sur became enthusiastic after noticing he and Padilla listen to their problems. "Sa una, parang kaunti lang ang responses na narinig, yung reactions. But then after the open forum, something really changed, talagang na-reversed ang situation, so we would like to think na yung conversation napakalaki. Kasi naiba talaga, very very visible (At first, there seemed to be little response from the audience in our town hall meeting. But after the open forum, something really changed. The situation was reversed. So we would like to think there was a conversion)," Lacson said. He said they even had to extend the town hall meeting in Catanduanes by at least 30 minutes b...