LACSON-SOTTO NAGPA- DRUG TEST NA!

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Lacson Presidency to Prioritize Tough Stance vs WPS Bullying

Lacson Presidency to Prioritize Tough Stance vs WPS Bullying

November 22, 2021 - A tough stance against bullying in the West Philippine Sea, anchored on maintaining the balance of power in the area, will be prioritized under a Lacson presidency, Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson said Monday.

Lacson said that while the Philippines should maintain trade relations with countries like China, it cannot sacrifice its sovereignty and sovereign rights for this.

"Tinuturing nating kaibigan ang China pero ang turing ba nila sa atin kaibigan? Dapat equal footing, hindi one way (We treat China as a friend, but does China treat us that way? Friendship should be on equal footing, not one-way)," he said in an interview on Radyo 5.

"Meron tayong sovereign rights sa EEZ natin kaya dapat i-assure natin na lahat ng nations that freedom of navigation will be observed and upheld. Ang China wala sa kanila ang freedom of navigation (We have sovereign rights on our exclusive economic zone, we can assure all nations that we will observe and uphold that freedom of navigation, something China does not do)," he added.

When asked if he will treat the West Philippine Sea situation as a priority issue if he wins the 2022 presidential race, Lacson said he has always done so.

"Maski di pa ako kandidato, ito ang gusto ko mangyari, ma-enhance ang ating alliance hindi lang sa US kundi sa ibang (Even when I was not yet a candidate, I had always pushed for enhancing our alliances with our allies including the US, to maintain the balance of power)," he said.

"Records will bear this out: Maski di pa ako kandidato, ito ang gusto ko mangyari, ma-enhance ang ating alliance hindi lang sa US kundi sa ibang (Records will bear this out: Even when I was not yet a candidate, I had always pushed for enhancing our alliances with our allies including the US, to maintain the balance of power)," he said.

He said the balance of power would discourage countries like China from making incursions and from bullying smaller nations' ships in the area.

Lacson cited information reaching him that China once "challenged" a US warship passing in the area. When the US vessel's captain invoked the right of innocent passage, the Chinese vessel did not even block or attack the vessel with water cannons like it did two Philippine vessels headed for Ayungin Shoal last Nov. 16.

"Doon natin nakikita na pag may balance of power sa WPS, hindi talaga magkakagiyera at mapapangalagaan natin ang ating sovereign rights and territorial integrity (From this episode, we see that if there is balance of power in the WPS, there would be no war and we can maintain our sovereign rights and territorial integrity)," Lacson said.

Meanwhile, Lacson said the timing is now right to revisit the PH-US Mutual Defense Treaty, after the US expressed willingness to enhance efforts toward an international law-based maritime order, including freedom of navigation.

Lacson also reiterated he is not favoring the US or any other country, stressing that the Philippines' foreign policy is always anchored on national interest.

"Malinaw sa West Philippine Sea, ang national interest natin ma-exercise ang sovereign rights within the EEZ at sovereignty natin within 12 nautical miles (It is clear that in the West Philippine Sea, our national interest dictates that we exercise our sovereign rights within the EEZ and sovereignty within 12 nautical miles)," he said.

Lacson, who is running for President under Partido Reporma, has long pushed for a balance of power in the West Philippine Sea, with the Philippines strengthening its ties with its allies that are militarily strong and have an interest in maintaining the balance of power as they value the freedom of navigation in the area.

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Sen Ping invited the kids outside the restaurant to join them and later gave up their seats and served them.

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Lacson Won’t Back Out from Pag-asa Despite Chinese Radio Challenge

 Lacson Won’t Back Out from Pag-asa Despite Chinese Radio Challenge

November 22, 2021 - "This is my country and no foreign armed forces can tell me to stay out."

On this note, Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson expressed his sentiment as he took the flight to Pag-asa Island last Saturday.

"Being radio challenged by a Chinese Coast Guard vessel stationed more than three nautical miles off the coast of Pag-asa, I never considered backing out. Aside from the possibility of being fired at being remote, this is my country, not theirs. They had no right. That was my mindset," he said on his Twitter account Sunday evening.

He said the challenge from one of the Chinese Coast Guard vessels occurred as they were approaching the airstrip in the island.

Also, Lacson recalled that as they landed at the airstrip at Pag-asa Island, he read a text message saying "Welcome to China," which he said was unusual. Only a few days earlier, Chinese Coast Guard vessels blocked and fired water cannons at two Philippine vessels transporting supplies to military personnel in Ayungin Shoal.

Lacson, who chairs the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, reiterated the need for balance of power in the West Philippine Sea to allow the Philippines to exercise its sovereign rights over its exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

During his visit to Pag-asa Island Saturday, Lacson led a flag-raising ceremony and planted three Philippine flags. He also had a dialogue with the residents and the Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel stationed in the island to get their views on the West Philippine Sea issue.

"Today, I planted our country’s flag with our patriotic soldiers in Pag-asa Island, municipality of Kalayaan in the West Philippines Sea in front of the Chinese Coast Guard ships more than 3 nautical miles away," Lacson said on his Twitter account late Saturday.

In a meeting with Western Command officials led by Vice Admiral Ramil Roberto Enriquez, who belongs to Philippine Military Academy Class 1988 along with AFP Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Andres Centino, Philippine Navy Flag Officer in Command Vice Admiral Adeluis Bordado, Philippine Air Force Commanding General Lt. Gen. Allen Paredes, Philippine National Police chief P/Gen. Dionardo Carlos, Philippine Coast Guard Commandant Vice Admiral Leopoldo Laroya and other key leadership positions in the uniformed services, Lacson suggested that they "influence our national leadership" to go in the direction of maintaining a balance of power through strengthened and expanded alliances with better equipped and militarily capable countries, which like the Philippines, espouse freedom of navigation in the West Philippine Sea.

Lacson noted the incident last Nov. 16 is "totally unacceptable, even pathetic, on the part of our people involved in the resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal."

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Sotto says he and Lacson are willing to undergo drug tests

Sotto says he and Lacson are willing to undergo drug tests

Vice presidential aspirant and Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Saturday said that he and his running mate, Senator Panfilo Lacson, are ready to undergo drug tests.

In a radio interview, Sotto said he and Lacson are ready to undergo drug tests between now and two weeks before the general elections on May 9, 2022.

“Kung may humiling sa amin na magpadrug test ngayon gagawin namin, tapos two weeks before election gagawin din namin drug test ulit,” he said.

(If someone asks us to take the drug test now, we will comply and then do it again two weeks before the election.)

Sotto made the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte claimed on Thursday that a presidential aspirant was using cocaine.

“Pagdating sa isyu ng droga, kung ang kandidato ay napapagbintangan gumagamit ng illegal drugs ibig sabihin nun gumagawa ng illegal. Gusto mo bang maging government official ang lumalabag sa batas?” Sotto said.

(On the issue of illegal drugs, if the candidate is accused of using illegal drugs, that means he or she is doing something illegal. Do you want a person who violates the law to become a government official?)

“Kung ang bintang sa kandidato ay gumagamit ng droga eh di magpadrug test ka para mawala yung bintang sayo. Kami ngang hindi napagbibintangan..nagpapadrug test kami,” he added.

(If you are a candidate who is being accused of using illegal drugs, take a drug test to dispel the allegations. We have not been accused of drug use, yet we take drug tests.)

Other presidential bets, Senators Christopher "Bong" Go and Manny Pacquiao, said they were also willing to undergo drug tests following Duterte's remark.

Vice President Leni Robredo said she favors surprise drug tests for candidates, while labor leader Leody De Guzman said that aspirant should be caught and undergo rehabilitation.

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno said a presidential aspirant who uses illegal drugs may end up being a drug lord.

Meanwhile, former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s camp claimed that he was not the one being referred to as a cocaine user.

In a speech Thursday night, Duterte warned voters about a presidential aspirant who is doing drugs. He didn't name the aspirant. 

The Commission on Elections on Friday said substance abuse is not a ground for an election candidate's disqualification. 

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