Calabarzon Transport Groups Back Lacson's Presidential Bid

 Calabarzon Transport Groups Back Lacson's Presidential Bid

October 26, 2021 - Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson received the backing of transport groups in the Calabarzon district for his presidential bid in 2022, following a meeting with them in Lipa City in Batangas, on Tuesday.

Lacson, who is running for President under Partido Reporma, vowed to help the transport groups address the issues affecting them, especially during the pandemic.

"I had a no-holds-barred dialogue with leaders and members of Fejodap & TODA in Lipa City this morning. Issues affecting the transport industry are more complex than just dealing with the pandemic. Resolving the issues they raised are being addressed. They will hear from me soon," Lacson, whose father worked as a jeepney driver to send him and his siblings to school, said on his Twitter account.

Present at the consultation were Lipa City mayoralty candidate Retired Gen. Nestor Sanares and vice mayoralty bet Camille Lopez, who expressed support for Lacson.

Aldabest Arnaiz, president of People’s Will, said that while they do not need to stage a caravan for Lacson as they have no vehicles, they can march to show their support.

“Hindi po kami magka-caravan dahil wala kaming mga sasakyan, Pero kaya po naming magmamartsa (We may not have the cars for a caravan but we can march to show our support),” he said.

“Ang tawag po namin sa kanya ay Mr.Clean— ang nagiisang hindi tumanggap ng pork barrel (We call Lacson Mr. Clearn because he is the only senator who refused his pork barrel),” he added. “Hindi lang po Mr. Clean, Mr. Action Man pa (He is not just Mr. Clean, he is also Mr. Action Man)!”

He also said Lacson, during his stint as Philippine National Police chief from 1999 to 2001, brought down crime syndicates.

“Ang pondo ng bayan ay ibabalik sa mga tao sa pamamagitan ng serbisyo publiko (Lacson returned public monies to the public with his brand of public service),” he said.

Among the issues the transport groups raised were the ill effects of jeepney modernization and the Department of Transportation's "Libreng Sakay" on their livelihood.

"Hindi po namin kailangan ng perang ipinamimigay, kailangan po namin na magtagal ang aming hanapbuhay (We don't need financial aid. We need our livelihood)," added Solano Roxas, Fejodap president for Calabarzon.

For his part, Lacson said he and fellow senators have already stressed the need to make sure transport groups are prepared for the high costs of modernizing their jeepneys.

"Napakamahal ng jeep ang pagpapalitin ang jeepney. Hindi namin inaprubahan sa Senado. Sabi namin kailangan pag-aralang masusi kasi di kakayanin ng driver. At anong gagawin sa jeep na namamasada pa? Hindi na-resolve ang issue na yan dahil ang napakarami naming tanong sa DOTR hindi nasasagot. Maraming nadisplace lalo ngayong pandemya (It will be expensive to get a new jeepney. That's why we did not approve the modernization program in the Senate as the drivers cannot afford it. And what will we do with the jeepneys that are still roadworthy? Those are the questions the Department of Transportation has yet to answer. In the meantime, so many drivers are displaced due to the pandemic)," he said.

"Tahasan kong sasabihin na alam ko ang nararamdaman niyo dahil tatay ko mismo ang namamasada (I know what I am saying and I feel your plight because my father was a jeepney driver)," he added.

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Former Congressman Jerome Jerry Paras of Negros Oriental Talk About Sen Ping Lacson

Former Congressman Jerome Jerry Paras of Negros Oriental Talk About Sen Ping Lacson

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Former Congressman JEROME "JERRY" PARAS of Negros Oriental and Former Chairman of Transportation and Communication in the House of Representative.

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POSTED FROM ENRICO CALDERON

 POSTED FROM ENRICO CALDERON

With his palpable sincerity let us give closer attention to Senator Lacson's words and allow him the chance to serve us. Enough of the left and the right and their back and forth fighting. Let us put the rift of the Aquinos and the Marcoses behind us and move forward to a better future for our children from the center. Enough is enough, it is really tiring hearing of the same...aren't you?

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Lacson-Sotto Tandem Readies Two-Pronged Solution to Deal With Pandemic

Lacson-Sotto Tandem Readies Two-Pronged Solution to Deal With Pandemic

October 26, 2021 - A two-pronged strategy centering on health and the economy will highlight the response of Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson and Senate President Vicente "Tito" C. Sotto III to the Covid pandemic and its lingering effects, should they win in the May 2022 general elections.

Lacson said this on Tuesday even as he stressed vaccination will be the first step to all these, as the efforts to reopen our economy cannot take place without achieving herd immunity first.

"Dalawa ang napakalaking problema sa pandemic: Health at economy. Vaccination ang Number 1 solution dahil nakita natin sa ibang bansa pag mataas ang vaccination rate nakapagbukas sila ng ekonomiya. Yan dapat pag-ukulan natin ng pansin (The pandemic has brought two big problems, to our health and our economy. Vaccination is the Number One solution because in other countries, economies will reopen if the vaccination rate is high. So that is what we need to focus on)," he said in an interview on DZRH radio.

"Maraming pagkakamali sa simula, pero pwede pang i-correct yan (Our authorities may have taken many missteps at first, but hopefully there is still time to correct the situation)," he added.

Lacson is running for President under Partido Reporma, while Sotto is running for Vice President under the Nationalist People's Coalition.

Presently, Lacson said he and Sotto are in the process of consulting health experts to find alternatives to lockdowns that have crippled the economy but failed to stop or even slow down the spread of Covid.

On the other hand, Lacson said he and Sotto are studying ways to reopen the economy, including improving our competitiveness and offering incentives to attract foreign investors.

He said they have to factor in the high costs of power and labor while implementing the digitalization of our economy and the interoperability of agencies in the bureaucracy.

"Ito dapat tumutulong sa aming ekonomista at iba't ibang expert sa iba't ibang field (We are consulting with economists and experts in various fields)," he said.

"Ang iba digitalized na, may interoperability ang kanilang national at local government agencies. Tayo naiwanan diyan (We have been left behind. Other countries have digitalized their economies where their national and local government units have interoperability)," he added.

Lacson also reiterated it is time to put more resources into research and development to improve our competitiveness, "in this day and age of modern information technology."

This is aside from bringing down corruption, which Lacson said can be done by imposing a single standard of governance - and more importantly, leadership by example.

Meanwhile, Lacson reiterated that should he become President in 2022, he will appoint key government officials based not so much on their background but on their qualification for the job, competence and integrity.

"In appointing people to handle matters like health and the economy, you cannot base your choice on the person's background. You have to look at the person's qualification and competence for the job, along with his or her integrity," he said.

He also said that while the war on illegal drugs will continue, it will follow the holistic formula of Sotto, where authorities will concentrate not only on law enforcement but also on drug abuse prevention.

"Tama si Senate President Sotto, hindi lang puro law enforcement. Dapat holistic ang approach laban sa droga (Senate President Sotto is right. We cannot solve this through law enforcement alone. Our approach against illegal drugs should be holistic)," he said.

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Lacson: Pandemic Underscores Need for Inclusive National Budget

Lacson: Pandemic Underscores Need for Inclusive National Budget

October 25, 2021 - The Covid pandemic and its continuing effects underscore the need to have a national budget that is participatory, consultative, development-oriented and inclusive, Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson said Monday.

Lacson, addressing the "Budget Serye 2021" of Social Watch Philippines, said the budget is the most important tool to address social, economic and political problems, which are magnified by the pandemic.

"The national budget is the government's most important tool in achieving its goals, especially in the midst of an unprecedented health crisis when all our social, economic and political problems have magnified into massive scale," he said.

"More than ever, we must demand for a national budget that is participatory, consultative, development-oriented, and inclusive - one that equalizes opportunities for all and serves the will of our people," he added.

Also, Lacson reiterated his shared commitment with SWP and its Alternative Budget Initiative (ABI), to promote citizens' active participation in crafting the national budget.

Lacson has earned a reputation as the watchdog of the national budget, flagging and pushing for the removal of dubious and useless appropriations (a.k.a. pork barrel) from the yearly budget bill.

In August, he resigned as Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, and as Chairman of the panel's Subcommittee C, so he can focus on scrutinizing the P5.024-trillion budget for 2022, as well as to address the advent of red flags raised by the Commission on Audit in its audit reports of several agencies.

On the other hand, Lacson has pushed for budget reform by crafting bills such as the Budget Reform Advocacy for Village Empowerment (BRAVE), which ensures resources for local development projects by downloading funds to the local government units.

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Senior Gov't Health Officials, Tumulong Bumuo Ng Health Agenda Ni Ping

Senior Gov't Health Officials, Tumulong Bumuo ng Health Agenda ni Ping

Please Refer to: Ashley Acedillo, Party Spokesman

Oktubre 24, 2021 - Mas komprehensibong health agenda ang isusulong ni Senador Ping Lacson matapos ipresenta sa kanya nina dating Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral, dating Food and Drug Administration Director General Dr. Kenneth Hartigan-Go at Eye Bank Foundation president Dr. Minguita Padilla ang kanilang panukalang national health agenda.

Pormal na tinanggap ito ni Lacson nang ipinresenta nila ito sa kanyang policy team noong unang linggo ng Oktubre.

Ang kanilang panukala na "Health Agenda 2022 and Beyond," ay produkto ng pinagsama-samang karanasan nina Cabral, Hartigan-Go, at Padilla sa sektor ng kalusugan at pagtatrabaho sa gobyerno. Hinanda ito bilang gabay sa mga interesadong presidential candidates sa kanilang pagbuo ng polisiyang pang-kalusugan.

Para kay Padilla na kasama sa senatorial slate ng Partido Reporma na pinamumunuan ni Lacson, ang usapang kalusugan ay hindi dapat napupulitika.

Si Padilla at ang dalawa pang nag-akda ng naturang agenda ay umaasa na ang susunod na magiging Pangulo ay magkakaroon ng mas maayos na polisiya para sa kalusugan ng mamamayan.

Kasama rin sa kanilang grupo ang mga nakaraan at kasalukuyang health officials at miyembro ng academe.

Siniguro naman ni Lacson na masusi nilang pag-aaralan ang health agenda bilang gabay sa mga polisiya at programa ng gobyerno, kabilang na ang mas epektibong pag responde ng bansa sa Covid-19 at pangmatagalang plano para maisaayos ang sitwasyon ng healthcare sa Pilipinas simula 2022 at sa mga susunod pang taon.

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Lacson Health Agenda Gets a Boost from Senior Govt Health Officials

Lacson Health Agenda Gets a Boost from Senior Govt Health Officials

Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson's health agenda just got a big boost when former Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral, former Food and Drug Administration Director General Dr. Kenneth Hartigan-Go and Eye Bank Foundation president Dr. Minguita Padilla formally presented their proposed national health agenda to the presidential candidate.

The agenda was delivered on the first week of October to Lacson’s policy team upon their request, to which Lacson has formally accepted.

The proposal, entitled "Health Agenda 2022 and Beyond," is the product of Cabral, Hartigan-Go, and Padilla's collective experience in the health sector and in government. It was prepared as a guide for all interested presidential candidates in health care policy.

Padilla, who is also a senatorial candidate of Partido Reporma chaired by Senator Lacson, said that the group’s philosophy is that health should be beyond politics. 

The three proponents also hope that the next president will have sound health policies. 

The group has since been joined by other former and current health officials and members of the academe.

Lacson and his team have assured the three that they will closely study the health agenda as a guide for their health policies and programs. These include action plans that will address the country’s COVID-19 response and long-term plans to improve healthcare in the Philippines beginning 2022 and beyond.

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‘Let’s not overregulate’: Lacson wants less gov’t intervention in COVID vaccination drive

‘Let’s not overregulate’: Lacson wants less gov’t intervention in COVID vaccination drive

Presidential candidate Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Saturday said a government too involved in the COVID-19 vaccination drive slows down the distribution of shots and public immunization.

“Ang daming pahirap. Ang isang solution is less government intervention particular na kung paano ita-trato ang ating private sector, business sector. Huwag tayo mag-overregulate kasi diyan tayo mahihirapan sa pagbangon ng ating ekonomiya,” Lacson said in a Facebook Live town hall with residents of Antipolo City’s second district.

(There are too many hurdles. One solution is less government intervention, particularly how we deal with the private and business sectors. Let us not overregulate because that’s slowing down our economic recovery.)

Lacson also reiterated his pitch for good governance as a solution to what he said is the problem of bad governance in the country.

He urged voters, too, to look beyond personalities and gimmick, and choose candidates based on their competence, experience, loyalty to public service, and solutions to address problems. 

Lacson said he and his running mate, Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, share common positions in addressing the drug problem through rehabilitation, shunning corruption, and empowering local governments through budget reform.

“The biggest problem of this country is government, bad government. At ang solusyon hindi rin lalayo doon sa problem (The solution is not far from the problem) . . . It lies in the face of the problem itself. Government din ang solusyon, good government (is also the solution),” Lacson said.

 

“Ayusin natin ang gobyerno para maayos ang buhay ng mga Pilipino (Fix the government and we fix the lives of Filipinos.”

Former Antipolo 2nd district Representative and retired police general Romeo Acop threw his support behind Lacson, vouching for his former police colleague’s character, competence, and capability.

 

Acop, Lacson’s upperclassman at the Philippine Military Academy, was PNP comptroller during Lacson’s stint as PNP chief and Lacson’s classmate at the staff college. He has known Lacson for more than 50 years.

 

Acop said Lacson ensured that resources and logistics reached frontline units and supported Lacson’s program to curb corruption and instill discipline in the police force. He related how Lacson refused an offer of reward for rescuing kidnap victim Robina Gokongwei-Pe, saying he was just doing his job and how Lacson never publicized his helping those in need.

Lacson lauded the heroism of public servants and frontliners, including Rep. Resurreccion Acop, a doctor and wife of Acop, who died because of COVID-19.

 

Senatorial candidates running under the Lacson-Sotto tandem also made their pitch for the tandem.

 

Former Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista said Lacson and Sotto would ensure that resources would reach local governments to enable them to respond adequately to problems.

 

“Sinasabi ni vice-president Tito Sotto, ‘Alam mo maganda ang plano ni President Ping Lacson,’ kasi hanggang sa barangay level, simula po sa probinsiya hanggang sa mga lungsod, hanggang sa mga munisipyo . . . Mararamdaman natin ang pambansang pamahalaan dahil galing po sa itaas, sa pondo, sa pagsasaayos ng pondo o tinatawag ni president Lacson na budget reforms ay bababa po iyan hanggang sa barangay para po ang pagtugon sa mga pangangailangan po (nila),” Bautista said.

 

Another senatorial candidate, Paolo Capino, said only Lacson and Sotto have given a PWD person such as him to be represented in their senatorial slate.

 

“Isa po itong repleksiyon ng kanilang paninindigan sa mga hindi napapansin masyado ng bayan. Mas marami po silang big time na pwedeng mapili po pero si Senador Lacson at Senador Sotto ang nagpakita at nagpapatunay ng kanilang kalinga sa mga ordinaryong tao lalo na sa mga may kapansanan na tulad ko,” Capino said.

 

Answering questions from Antipolo residents, Lacson reiterated his plan to lift lockdowns and open the economy, saying the decision will be made in coordination with medical experts and based on data and science.

Eye Bank founder Dr. Minguita Padilla, also a senatorial candidate supporting Lacson-Sotto, advocates for frequent COVID-19 testing and make testing available for free or at a cheap price and setting up of generic drugs factories to make the price of medicines cheap. 

 

Sotto was unable to join the virtual program, citing a conflict in schedule.

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