MAGTAYO NG BAGO "WAG BUNGKAL NANG BUNGKAL"

MAGTAYO NG BAGO "WAG BUNGKAL NANG BUNGKAL"

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Mutual Trust between Civilians and Military Pushes Headway against Terrorism

Mutual Trust between Civilians and Military Pushes Headway against Terrorism

November 1, 2021 - Our law enforcers deserve our congratulations and support for the major headway against terrorism over the weekend - dealing major blows to the Dawlah Islamiyah (DI) on one hand, and to the New People's Army (NPA) on the other.

Salahuddin Hassan, the leader of DI in Mindanao, was reportedly killed in Maguindanao following a brief firefight. His wife, who was also killed in the operation, was reportedly the DI's finance officer in Mindanao.

Meanwhile, Jorge Madlos (a.k.a. Ka Oris) was killed in an encounter with the Army's 4th Infantry Division in Bukidnon last Saturday.

But the achievements also underscore the importance of trust, without which local residents would not have provided our forces with the information they needed.

The people have, in their own little way, shown they will not tolerate terrorism. I have been and I will continue to be one with them in this regard.

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LACSON BACKS 'RESPONSIBLE MINING'

 LACSON BACKS 'RESPONSIBLE MINING'

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PARA KAY PING, REPORMA SA BUDGET ANG KAILANGAN

 PARA KAY PING, REPORMA SA BUDGET ANG KAILANGAN

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Lacson Unveils 'Future-Proof' Strategy to Address Pandemic's Woes

Lacson Unveils 'Future-Proof' Strategy to Address Pandemic's Woes

Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Saturday evening unveiled a "future-proof" strategy anchored on revamping the health sector, pump-priming the economy and ensuring good governance, to guide the country in the New Normal.

Lacson, the standard bearer of Partido Reporma, said the Philippines will need to move forward and fast - or drown in this state of misery brought by the pandemic.

"I commit to offer a 'Future-proof Strategy' in the New Normal – one that can stand firm against the many challenges in the coming years and grab the emerging opportunities we have at hand. We need to move forward and fast – otherwise, we will drown in this state of misery," he said at the "Meet the Presidentiables" forum organized by the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines, Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Cignal TV and The Manila Times.

"Our approach to this health crisis must be proactive, not reactive, based only on science and driven by accurate data and not by 'pandemic politics' and never motivated by malevolent and unconscionable opportunism to make money out of the people’s difficulty and misery," he added.

Lacson said this plan - the result of consultations with various groups and local officials - is his preparation should he be elected the next President in the May 2022 elections. "If there is one thing that I have learned from my years of training as a soldier, it is - to never go unprepared in any battle," he said.

* Revamping the Health Sector

According to Lacson, the government should revamp the health sector, allowing local government units and the private sector enough flexibility to conduct vaccination campaigns especially in hard-to-reach and high-risk populations, with the Department of Health providing supervision policy direction; making sure that containment strategies such as contact tracing, testing, and treatment are institutionalized and normalized at no cost to the public.

He added he will make the Universal Health Care Act not only look good on paper but actually serve its purpose of providing healthcare coverage to all Filipinos without any financial burden from out-of-pocket medical expenses.

But most importantly, he vowed to stop corruption in the health sector, which causes continued gaps and inequity in the health system. "Our health system is an agenda not solely within the domain of the Department of Health. We have to fix the very tall and centralized health delivery system by fully devolving not only the functions but the resources to the local government units as mandated under the Local Government Code of 1991," he stressed.

* Pump-Priming the Economy, 'Filipino First'

Meanwhile, Lacson said the country should pump-prime the economy, which cannot afford further lockdowns - with the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) estimating the present and future costs of COVID-19 and the quarantines at P41.4 trillion. Further, in 2020 alone, the country's economy was bleeding at the cost of P20.5 billion per day when NCR Plus was locked down under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ).

He said the key would be judicious spending to benefit those who need it, especially as the national debt is projected to reach P13.42 trillion by next year. He added the government must pay attention to our micro, small and medium enterprises comprising 99.5% of all enterprises and 63.2% of the labor force.

Among the solutions Lacson proposed are comprehensive and targeted fiscal stimulus packages to aid our businesses in reopening and staying afloat; and eviction and foreclosure moratoriums and employee-retention tax credits to motivate businesses to reopen.

But he also stressed Filipino enterprises must be prioritized instead of their foreign counterparts, citing the case of the irregularities involving the procurement of medical supplies by the DBM Procurement Service - "which procured more expensive face masks through wheeling and dealing and favored Chinese traders, made possible by the highly questionable transfer of P42 billion under the regular budget of the DOH."

Worse, he said the Chinese traders cheated by evading payment of taxes in favor of buying pricey luxury cars, if not stashing their profits somewhere outside the Philippines. "Where Noah Webster failed in inventing the word to describe an evil act of quenching one’s thirst for money out of a pandemic, it took us Filipinos to discover that word. It is called – pharmally," Lacson said.

* Reinventing 4Ps, Internship Programs for the Youth:

Lacson said his administration will bolster and reinvent our Conditional Cash Transfer a.k.a. 4Ps programs, "with the overarching principle that every Filipino should bridge the poverty line with a sustainable livelihood or employment opportunities."

"Our goal is to get people back to work through Cash-for-Work mechanisms. For one, we can tap the corporate social responsibility arms of corporations in pursuing initiatives to provide cash payments under ‘decent work’ conditions to enable them to get back on their feet," he said.

Lacson also vowed to capitalize on our able and talented youth sector which he said has the potential to drive our economy through a paid internship program that will "maximize skills development and productivity." He added his economic roadmap will prioritize the expansion of opportunities for our local farmers and fisherfolk, through government support both at the national and local levels - through technical assistance as well as in the marketing of the local farmers’ produce.

* Good Governance, Improving Tax Administration

The Lacson economic agenda also seeks to improve our country’s tax administration to pump up revenue collection, through the cross-referencing of data between our major revenue collecting agencies and the other relevant government agencies like the Land Transportation Office, Land Registration Authority, Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Trade and Industry to plug our tax collection leakages.

On the other hand, Lacson said he will uphold good governance by getting rid of overregulation, and boosting the digitalization of government processes through the outpouring of resources for automation and interoperability of government agencies to minimize, if not totally eliminate corruption in government.

In turn, this will lead to improved and higher revenue collection and faster, more efficient business transactions.

* BRAVE to Empower LGUs, Boost for R&D:

Lacson also seeks to guarantee a historic increase of budget infusion for research and development efforts, which get a measly 0.4% of the national budget.

He likewise committed to empower local government units with his Budget Reform Advocacy for Village Empowerment (BRAVE), which downloads resources to LGUs so they can implement their development programs.

Other reforms Lacson vowed include a zero-based budgeting system and fiscal discipline, reinforced by leadership by example that will "break away from the politics of entertainment, double-speak, and lip service and stand for the rule of law, inclusiveness, transparency, and accountability – the very tenets of good governance."

Amid all these, Lacson said the country would require change in the moral acuity among those in higher office - "Kakayahan, Katapangan at Katapatan" to turn these campaign promises into reality.

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PING in His Light Moments with His Office Staff Members

 PING in His Light Moments with His Office Staff Members

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SEN PING LACSON: PLATAPROMA ANG KAILANGAN, HINDI PANGALAN

SEN PING LACSON: PLATAPROMA ANG KAILANGAN, HINDI PANGALAN

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Lacson: Joint Venture with China in WPS Should Follow PH Constitution

 Lacson: Joint Venture with China in WPS Should Follow PH Constitution

October 31, 2021 - Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson is open to the Philippines entering a joint venture agreement with China to develop the West Philippine Sea - but so long as China follows the 60-40 provision in the Philippine Constitution.

Lacson, speaking at a presidential forum Saturday evening, said this would show that the Philippines owns and has sovereign rights over the area.

"As long as they adhere to the Constitutional provision of 60-40, I am all for it. If it's 60-40 it shows we 'own,' we have sovereign rights over the area," he said at the forum organized by the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines, Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Cignal TV and The Manila Times.

"If they would adhere to 60-40, I'm all for it. If not we should go back and review our security situation," he added.

Under Sec. 2, Art. XII of the 1987 Constitution, the State "may enter into co-production, joint venture, or production-sharing agreements with Filipino citizens, or corporations or associations at least sixty per centum of whose capital is owned by such citizens."

Lacson cited information indicating the West Philippine Sea is rich in natural gas and oil that could help address our energy needs, and that China has sent geologists to the area as far back as 1968.

But he said that if China would not agree to the 60-40 rule, the Philippines can turn to its allies, especially those it has bilateral agreements with.

Countries like Australia and Japan and even the European Union have now shown more willingness to patrol the area as they have interests in making sure the area is open to maritime trade.

"We should seize the opportunity," Lacson said.

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SEN PING LACSON "HUWAG IBENTA ANG BOTO"

SEN PING LACSON "HUWAG IBENTA ANG BOTO"

from Enrico Calderon Post

"Vote buying" in any shape or form even if one accepts the money but still votes in conscience diminishes a person's integrity. It pains me to think that the amount could have fed the poor and temporarily relieved their hunger or other needs, but there are other ways to survive and overcome. Integrity will find a way, have faith in the resourcefulness of Filipinos and God-given talent that will find another way. People are just afraid to try and prefers what is easier. But this is the time for change and we should rise above our old selves and have our watershed moment both as a person and a people. IT IS TIME. ITO NA ANG SIMULA NG PAGBABAGO SA SARILI AT PAMBANSANG PAGMAMAHAL SA BAYAN!

Tama si Senator Lacson, patunayan natin sa mga magtatangka na bilhin ang ating sagradong karapatan na bumoto, sabihin ng madiin: IT IS NOT FOR SALE!!

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PANALO ANG PILIPINO KAY SEN PING LACSON

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Lacson Cautions Govt vs Complacency Amid Declining Covid Cases

Lacson Cautions Govt vs Complacency Amid Declining Covid Cases

October 30, 2021 - Until the number of Covid cases drops to zero, the government cannot claim success in its efforts to address the threat, Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson stressed Saturday.

Lacson said the drop in Covid cases in past weeks should not lull authorities into a false sense of security.

"Masasabi nating tagumpay na tayo kung zero tayo sa cases. As long as may isa o dalawa, e libo pa tayo, di pwede sabihin (We can claim success only if we have zero cases. As long as there are new cases, even one or two, we cannot do so. And we are still having new cases by the thousands)," he said in an interview on DWIZ radio.

He noted that in other countries and territories, authorities call for meetings among government officials if there is even one new case.

In the Philippines, Lacson lamented there are still lapses being committed by the government and issues that have to be addressed - including lack of trust by the public for some vaccine brands.

Also, he stressed the need to curb corruption especially in the Department of Health, so it can maximize limited resources to procure and administer the needed vaccines.

Currently, he noted the DOH has yet to crush the syndicates behind the overpricing of medical supplies including ambulances procured using Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) funds.

Lacson, who is running for President under Partido Reporma, also pointed out the need to devolve the DOH's funds to local health units instead of devolving only the functions and keeping the funds in the central office.

"Devolution tayo devolve lang function pero naiwan ang pera sa taas (We talk of devolution but only the functions are devolved; the funds are still in the central office)," he said.

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