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(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday, May 29, questioned the recent appointment as Customs deputy chief of a district collector who was probed for his alleged involvement in the shipment of illegal drugs in magnetic lifters last year. Lacson noted that in 2017, Vener Baquiran was one of those he identified as a bagman in the Customs department. At that time, Baquiran was district collector at the Manila International Container Port. Baquiran was sacked by […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Panfilo Lacson cancelled the supposed hearing on Friday, May 10, at the Senate where Peter Joemel Advincula alias “Bikoy” has been invited following Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto’s revelations that this supposed witness had been making the same allegations in 2016 against the officials of then of the Aquino administration. “Senate President Sotto said it all. We are now recalling the letter of invitation sent to Advincula yesterday. Notices will […]
(Eagle News) – The Senate has set on Friday morning, May 10, its investigation of the allegations made by Peter Joemel Advincula who claims to be the “Bikoy” in the series of videos that had made allegations linking members of the family of President Rodrigo Duterte to the illegal drug trade. Senator Panfilo Lacson, the chair of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, said the hearing is initially set on Friday, […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson reiterated his support for localized peace talks with Communist rebels on Tuesday, April 16, saying Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Joma Sison no longer had “control” over the New People’s Army in the first place. “Experience has shown that while Sison asks for a ceasefire and government accommodates his request, NPAs continue conducting ambushes and raids,” Lacson said. Lacson said the government should therefore focus on these NPA leaders […]
(Eagle News) — For Opposition Senator Leila de Lima, her wish for President Rodrigo Duterte as he celebrates his 74th birthday is “enlightenment.” “Enlightenment. True and profound enlightenment. Happy birthday po,” she said when prodded by the media to share her birthday wish for the President at the sidelines of her trial for the illegal drug case filed against her at the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 256 at the New Bilibid Prison […]
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives has decided to recall its enrolled budget bill that included lumpsum appropriations which were inserted or made after both the Senate and House had already ratified the 2019 budget. This was relayed to reporters by Senator Panfilo Lacson on Monday, March 18, during the groundbreaking of the new Senate building. Lacson said San Juan Representative Ronaldo Zamora called him up Sunday night to inform him about the […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s appointment of former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon as deputy administrator III of the Office of Civil Defense, saying he still enjoys the President’s trust. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque also stressed that Faeldon’s appointment is the President’s “exclusive prerogative.” “The President is the appointing authority and Mr. Faeldon, with his new appointment, certainly enjoys the Chief Executive’s trust and confidence,” Roque said. “Mr. Faeldon […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday expressed regret that John Paul Solano wasted the opportunity to become a state witness in the hazing death of University of Sto. Tomas law student Horacio “Atio” Castillo III Lacson, the chair of the Senate Committee on Public Order said that, Solano, being the least guilty, could have qualified as state witness. But Lacson noted that Solano, a former medical technology student of UST, instead chose to cover […]
(Eagle News) – The ethics complaint filed by controversial former Bureau of Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon against Senator Panfilo Lacson has been “held in abeyance” following his continued stubbornness to defy orders for him to attend senate hearings, which signified “disrespect” for Senate rules. The Senate ethics committee decided to do this so they can further study Faeldon’s complaints not only against Lacson, but also against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, as senators who are […]
(Eagle News) – Customs “broker” Mark Taguba revealed several text messages containing conversations about millions of pesos in “tara” or bribe money given to Customs officials, and said that he also has the bank documents that will support his allegations. In his Senate testimony, Taguba, presented as a witness by Senator Panfilo Lacson, read and showed specific text messages sent to and received from various Customs men, or so-called collectors tasked to get “tara” money […]
(Eagle News) – Several senators expressed their disappointment that the House of Representatives had voted to give the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) a meager P1,000 budget, as they vowed to give the commission the P678 million it had asked for 2018, or even just re-allocate the P749 million budget it had for this year. Senator Panfilo Lacson, the sponsor of the P678 million budget for the CHR, said that he would continue to […]
(Eagle News) – Former Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon accused Senator Panfilo Lacson of being irresponsible when he “destroyed” his and his men’s reputation at the Bureau of Customs, and claimed that the senator’s son was involved in the smuggling of cement in the country. In a press conference in Taytay, Rizal on Thursday, Faeldon claimed that “Bon Journo,” a company connected to Panfilo Lacson Jr., son of the senator, was the “number one smuggler of cement […]
