Tag: Senator Panfilo Lacson

Lacson has “mixed emotions” about Albayalde resigning as PNP chief

(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson on Monday, Oct. 14, said he has “mixed emotions” about Oscar Albayalde resigning as Philippine National Police chief. According to Lacson, Albayalde’s  statements prior to his formal announcement  to relinquish command of the 190,000-strong police force “have somehow diminished the redeeming value of his intent to spare the PNP from the so-called ‘ninja cops’ controversies.” Lacson said as a Philippine Military Academy graduate, he “feels sad whenever fellow Peemayers slug it […]

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Palace to those who accuse Arroyo of falsification: Just file the appropriate charges

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, March 14, said those accusing Speaker Gloria Arroyo of falsification  should just file a case against her. “Kung sinasabi mong unconstitutional, di ba it behooves them to file the appropriate charges against whomsoever has committed any violation of any law,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Senator Panfilo Lacson had made the accusations against Arroyo for signing the proposed national budget tweaked by the House of Representatives even after its […]

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Following allegations of House manipulation of ratified national budget, Duterte says he will not sign an “illegal document”

(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, March 11, said he would not sign an “illegal document,” following Senator Panfilo Lacson’s allegations the House of Representatives manipulated the proposed national budget even after it was ratified by both houses of Congress. Duterte made the remark as he railed against what he said were the bad effects of a continued use of a reenacted budget at an event in the Palace. “Magkaroon tayo ng slide sa GDP […]

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Andaya: Districts of Alvarez, his allies to get biggest share of allocation for infra projects

(Eagle News) — The districts of the former leaders of the House of Representatives would actually get the bigger share of allocation for infrastructure projects under the House’s proposed national budget for 2019, House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. said on Tuesday, Dec. 11. In a letter to be submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte, Andaya said topping the list with the “biggest (Department of Public Works and Highways) projects” were the district of former Speaker […]

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Lacson: Halili family suspects gov’t hand in mayor’s killing

(Eagle News)–The family of  Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili suspects the government had a hand in his murder, Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Thursday, July 5. According to Lacson, who spoke to the mayor’s kin on Wednesday,  family members came to the conclusion after they supposedly discovered a  surveillance was conducted on them by vehicles using “manufactured plates.” Lacson, a former chief of the Philippine National Police, admitted that police made use of such  plates […]

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Palace: President Duterte to sign bill seeking to establish national ID system into law

(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte will sign into law a proposed national ID system. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who held a press conference on Friday, May 25. “This landmark bill is part of the legislative priority agenda of the Duterte administration to improve the delivery of government services; thus, once ratified, the President will sign this into law,”  Roque said. The bicameral conference committee has approved a measure seeking for the same. […]

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Progressive solons slam bicam approval of measure seeking to put national ID system in place

(Eagle News) — Progressive lawmakers on Wednesday, May 23, slammed the approval of a measure that seeks to put a national ID system in place. In a statement, ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio said “the bill might be a tool to “deprive basic social services and discriminate against those who do not have the ID once the law is implemented.” He added that it empowers the government to gather information of an individual that […]

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Sen. Lacson dares DILG to entrap barangay officials demanding steep fees for Boracay IDs

(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, April 24 advised the Department of Interior Local Government (DILG) to conduct entrapment operations to nab barangay officials who are reportedly demanding exorbitant fees in exchange for Boracay Identification cards (IDs). “I am sure the barangay official/s concerned know who they are. I thought it wise to expose with an advice to DILG to set up entrapment operations, para itigil nila ang kalokohan nila,” he said […]

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Lacson calls for probe into P58.9-million SAF subsistence allowance mess

(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson has called for a probe into the P58.9-million subsistence allowance mess in the Special Action Force. “We cannot allow, yet again, another injustice to be committed against our heroes in uniform who are in the forefront of our fight against the ills of terrorism and criminality, lest we risk demoralization within their ranks. Thus the need to probe into the said allegations,” Lacson said in Senate Resolution No. 712, […]

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Senate ethics panel junks Faeldon cases vs Trillanes, Lacson

(Eagle News)–The Senate committee on ethics  junked on Tuesday the cases filed by former Customs Chief Nicanor Faeldon against Senators Panfilo Lacson and Antonio Trillanes IV. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon moved to dismiss the ethics cases that were filed after Lacson and Trillanes accused Faeldon of being linked to corruption in the Bureau of Customs. Drilon said Faeldon’s move against Lacson was a “clear case of forum shopping” since the Lacson’s allegations the former […]

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Lacson pushes for removal of interconnection fees for calls, SMS

(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson is pushing for the removal of interconnection fees that are charged to consumers for calls and text messages made across two different networks. For this, Lacson called for an amendment to Senate Bill 1636, or the Lifetime Cellphone Number Act. “We are here to protect the consumers. And the consumer, not being made aware he is calling through a different PTE (public telecommunications entity), is helpless in being charged with […]

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Lacson slams lawmakers pushing for Cha-Cha without Senate participation

“They should not allow themselves to look pathetic and worse, ridiculous,” he says (Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday slammed lawmakers who said amendments and revisions to the Charter could be done without the participation of the Senate, noting that such an interpretation of what the Constitution says about charter change was “at best, self-serving.” “For their own sake, they should not allow themselves to look pathetic and worse, ridiculous,” Lacson said. Lacson […]

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