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Lacson: ABS-CBN franchise to expire on May 4 even with ‘1,000’ congressional resolutions

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 07:33:56 +0000

SEN. Panfilo Lacson on Thursday said that the franchise of ABS-CBN Corporation would expire on May 4 whether Congress would pass “100 or 1,000 joint resolutions” to call for its extension. The senator stressed this amid debates whether the Senate and House of Representatives (HoR) could influence – through joint or concurrent resolutions – the […]

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US travel ban may affect PH economy, security, senator warns

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 05:28:27 +0000

SEN. Panfilo Lacson on Thursday said an indefinite travel ban to the United States imposed on all members of the Cabinet could have adverse consequences on the Philippine economy and security. The senator stressed this following President Rodrigo Duterte’s order banning Cabinet members from traveling to the US following the cancelation of the visa of […]

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Lacson: Senate must probe Phisgoc ‘excesses’ in SEA Games

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Credit to Author: Bernadette Tamayo| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 11:03:49 +0000

THE impressive performance of Filipino athletes should not prevent the Senate from investigating the alleged “excesses” by the committee in charge of organizing the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, which the Philippines hosted in December. Sen. Panfilo Lacson, in a phone patch interview on Thursday, cited “issues on the transfer of funds from PSC (Philippine […]

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Lacson: Instead of giving gifts to public servants, donate to gov’t institution

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 02:37:22 +0000

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MANILA, Philippines—Senator Panfilo Lacson suggested Monday that instead of giving gifts to public servants as appreciation for a job well done, the public should just make an official donation to the institution they work for. Lacson said this as he pushed for the revision of the present anti-graft laws and make them “more attuned to […]

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Check paper trail to flush out PhilHealth ‘mafia’–Lacson

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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 23:24:31 +0000

Rumored budget cut in veterans' pension 'fake news,' says Lacson

MANILA, Philippines — Documents won’t lie. Sifting through the financial records of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) could be the key to unmasking the real members of the so-called mafia who were supposedly controlling the affairs of the state insurance firm, Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Sunday said. “One of the means for us to find […]

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Panelo hits back at Lacson for ‘Chinese Embassy spokesman’ jab

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Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 13:13:20 +0000

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Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo on Sunday fired back at Sen. Panfilo Lacson for insinuating that he was speaking for the Chinese Embassy when he shared to the media its ambassador’s reaction to fears that some Chinese workers in the country could spy on Philippine military bases.

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Lacson doubts allegations vs PhilHealth ‘mafia’

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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 21:30:38 +0000

Lacson doubts allegations vs PhilHealth ‘mafia’

Officials of  Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) who have been tagged as members of a “mafia” that is behind irregularities in the state health insurer could not have lorded it over the agency if they could be suspended for mere misconduct, Sen. Ping Lacson said on Thursday. Lacson raised this point as he doubted the […]

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De Lima open to sessions via teleconferencing

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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 21:34:54 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Detained Sen. Leila de Lima on Sunday expressed gratitude to two of her colleagues for initiating a move that would allow her to participate in the Senate deliberations from her detention cell at Camp Crame through electronic communications.

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Lacson: Retired military, police officials are civilians

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Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 10:23:44 +0000

Lacson: Retired military, police officials are civilians

Retired members of the military and the police are civilians, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said on Saturday following criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte for appointing former military and police officials to major government posts.

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