Palitan ng “Anak ng mga Magnanakaw”

 Palitan ng “Anak ng mga Magnanakaw”

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SEN PING LACSON HEADLINES ON NATIONAL NEWS

SEN PING LACSON HEADLINES ON NATIONAL NEWS

 

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Artist4Ping - P to the I-N-G (Ping Lacson Rap)

 Artist4Ping - P to the I-N-G (Ping Lacson Rap)

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On the Continued Increase in Oil Prices

 On the Continued Increase in Oil Prices

October 21, 2021 - The TRAIN Law that we passed a few years ago provides that the Department of Finance (DOF) may suspend the implementation of the increase of the excise tax on fuel upon the recommendation of the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) under certain conditions.

I therefore urge the DOF Secretary to exercise that option under the law, given the unabated increase of the prices of fuel resulting in a heavy burden on the transport sector and the public in general.

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SEN PING LACSON MESSAGE ON BRAVE!

 SEN PING LACSON MESSAGE ON BRAVE!

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SA LACSON PRESIDENCY, TULOY ANG DRUG WAR!

 SA LACSON PRESIDENCY, TULOY ANG DRUG WAR!

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ANG BOTANTE AY BOSS!

ANG BOTANTE AY BOSS!

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On the DOJ Review of the Anti-Drug War

  On the DOJ Review of the Anti-Drug War

October 21, 2021 - In the pursuit of any criminal investigation, there is only one rule that applies. It is called the rule on evidence which should be bound by the rule of law.

Once such evidence is clearly established to warrant the filing of criminal information against identified suspects, there is no other course of action for the Department of Justice to pursue but to take those cases to their logical conclusion, no matter the consequences.

That being said, the role of the DOJ is crucial in showing the community of nations in general and the International Criminal Court in particular that as a civilized, democratic country, we can independently and responsibly hold criminally accountable our law enforcement officers - and their superiors, if the evidence so warrants - when they commit excesses in the performance if their sworn duties.

And the total war against drugs should not be an exception.

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Lacson Details Overpriced Equipment Inside DOH-Procured Ambulances

 Lacson Details Overpriced Equipment Inside DOH-Procured Ambulances

October 20, 2021 - Inside the ambulances procured by the Department of Health (DOH) with an overprice of P1 million each are overpriced equipment ranging from automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to mobile phones, dashboard cameras and stretchers.

Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson bared these on Wednesday, even as he reiterated his call to the DOH to use public funds more judiciously.

"These are public funds. I augmented the budget of the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) to comply with the Universal Health Care Law. Somehow I feel guilty when I see overpricing," Lacson said at the DOH's 2022 budget hearing.

"Sana man lang maging judicious tayo sa paggastos ng public funds (We just hope the DOH would be judicious in using public funds)," he added.

He noted the DOH submitted prices for two mobile phones with SIM cards for Region 4A at P30,000 but the local government units bought phones with similar specifications for only P7,998. "Ang laki ng discrepancy (The discrepancy is huge)," Lacson said.

Also, Lacson said the DOH procured dashboard cameras for P15,000 each but the retail prices for such items were only P4,500 each - a P10,500 difference.

Meanwhile, the DOH procured stretchers at P23,800 each when the items were worth P21,200 each.

On the other hand, the DOH procured AEDs at P165,000 each for Region 4A, when the retail prices of such equipment stood at P96,500 - a P68,000 markup.

"These are the things we want explained by the Department para hindi na maulit (We want the DOH to explain these so this will not happen again)," Lacson said.

In response, DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said Lacson was right. Duque said he has ordered his staff to look into it, adding he needed to do a "brand-to-brand comparison."

"Canvass namin ang actual brand and specifications. Yan ang ginawa namin para sigurado na. If you want, we can furnish you to aid you in your investigation (We canvassed the actual brand and specifications, to make sure. If you want, we can furnish these to you to aid you in your investigation)," Lacson replied.

Meanwhile, Lacson pushed for the inclusion of Special Risk Allowance-type assistance to outsourced personnel in their contracts, to make sure they are properly compensated.

"Siguro kung outsource ang hospitals advice namin isama sa contract nila ang parang SRA-type assistance to their personnel (Our advice to hospitals that outsource their personnel is to include in their contracts an SRA-type assistance)," he said.

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A Lesson Learned on the Limitations of Virtual Hearings

A Lesson Learned on the Limitations of Virtual Hearings

October 20, 2021 - In hindsight, before a motion to cite a resource person for contempt and a subsequent arrest-and-detain order is issued, a team from the Office of the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) should already be deployed to effect the arrest of the said individuals.

That said, we lost the element of surprise and even telegraphed our move to the person/s concerned. This is one of the limitations of a virtual hearing, and a lesson we must learn from.

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Pagpinaghalo Ang Kulay

 Pagpinaghalo Ang Kulay

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