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PUBLIC MUST HELP END CORRUPTION CYCLE – LACSON

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 […]

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REMOVE INTERCONNECTION FEES BY TELCOS – LACSON

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 […]

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Senate to Transfer to Taguig City from Pasay City – LACSON

  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, […]

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Privatize All PAGCOR Casinos – LACSON

  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 […]