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Lacson to lawmakers: Deleting ‘pork’ will be a ‘genuine gesture of good faith’

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 04:07:23 +0000

MANILA, Philippines —Senator Panfilo Lacson has asked the House of Representatives to delete or reduce the huge allocations for the districts of House Speaker Gloria Arroyo and House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya, Jr. if the chamber’s leadership believe this was a case of a “misplaced gesture of generosity.”

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Suspend fuel tax, senators urge Palace

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The Senate may strong-arm the country’s economic managers into proceeding with the suspension of the increase in excise on fuel by using the pending 2019 national budget as leverage, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Sunday.

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What went wrong for Sister Fox? Lacson says she can’t contain bitterness, hatred

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In response to Sister Patricia Fox’s claim that there is a “reign of tyranny” in the country, Senator Panfilo Lacson said the deported nun “just can’t contain her bitterness and hatred.”

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Senators to review House fund realignments in 2019 budget

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Senators to review House fund realignments in 2019 budget

The realignment of nearly P52 billion in the House of Representatives’ version of the P3.757-trillion proposed budget for 2019 won’t save the newly funded projects from Senate scrutiny, senators said on Wednesday, vowing to delve into the justification for what they called “capricious” new allocations.

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Lacson eyes scrapping P16-B right-of-way fund under public works 2019 budget 

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SENATOR Panfilo Lacson on Monday said that he would push for the removal of at least P16 billion in road right-of-way (ROW) funds under the proposed 2019 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) unless the agency could justify the allocation. In an interview after attending the Senate finance committee hearing on the P555.67 […]

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Lacson on making peace with GMA, winning without pork

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Lacson on making peace with GMA, winning without pork

A firm handshake was what Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson offered to make peace with former President and now Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, whose administration he once accused of persecuting him.

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National ID system can help deter criminality, terrorism — Lacson

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The National identification (ID) system will not only help people in transacting with government and private entities but will also contribute in deterring criminality and terrorism, Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Monday.

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Lacson supports call for probe on PNP’s purchase of Mahindra vehicles

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Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Thursday joined the call of Senator Grace Poe to conduct an investigation into the Philippine National Police’s purchase of Mahindra police patrol jeeps worth P1.8 billion.

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