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P/Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III deserves to be appointed as the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) due to his being decisive and mission-oriented, Senator-elect and former PNP Chief Ping Lacson said. Lacson, who restored the PNP’s glory days when he headed it from 1999 to 2001, said the information he has received […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. may need to act quickly on the pending courtesy resignations of his Cabinet members to avoid possible inefficiency and divisiveness in the ranks, Senator-elect Ping Lacson said. Lacson said that since the President ordered the courtesy resignations, there has been jockeying for positions in the Cabinet, with some resorting to foul […]
While President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. still has enough time to make the needed adjustments to deliver good governance in the last three years of his term, he will need a trusted “bastonero” to make government officials under him toe the line. Senator-elect Ping Lacson stressed this as he noted the President’s good intentions in setting […]
Integrating all forms of “ayuda” under the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) program will top the legislative agenda of incoming Senator Ping Lacson in the 20th Congress. Lacson said that this is part of his push for good governance, along with an intensified scrutiny of the national budget bill, upon his return to the […]
Proclaimed Senator Ping Lacson is taking to heart – and to the Senate – the lessons he learned from ordinary Filipinos he interacted with during the 90-day senatorial campaign. Lacson said in a radio interview that he learned many realities that would guide him in crafting legislation for issues affecting sectors such as agriculture, education, […]
It is high time to end the vicious cycle involving corruption cases where those involved lie low until the issue dies down – and the public can play a more active role to achieve this, Sen. Ping Lacson said. Lacson, who has actively participated in many Senate investigations involving corruption cases, said those involved have […]
To protect mobile phone subscribers, Senator Ping Lacson sought to remove the burdensome interconnection fees charged by public telecommunications entities (PTEs) for calls between two different networks. Lacson introduced an amendment to Senate Bill 1636, the proposed Lifetime Cellphone Number Act, seeking to remove the interconnectivity fee or charge imposed by PTEs on mobile phone […]
The Senate adopted Senate Resolution 293 under Committee Report 170 approving the relocation of the Upper Chamber from Pasay City to Taguig City. Fourteen senators – including Senate President Koko Pimentel III, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto, Majority Leader Tito Sotto III, Minority Leader Franklin Drilon and Senators Grace Poe, Migz Zubiri, Manny Pacquaio, […]
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) may have to give up its operation of casinos, if a bill filed by Senator Ping Lacson is passed into law. Senate Bill 1471 aims to address PAGCOR’s “conflicting” roles of regulating and operating gambling casinos by having the agency focus on regulating the industry and giving […]