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Lacson seeks additional funds for national ID system

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Updated as of Nov 20 09:49 AM

Under the proposed 2020 budget, only P2.4 billion was allotted for the implementation of the landmark measure, according to Sen. Panfilo Lacson.   Read more »

Lacson questions lump sum in CHED budget

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 01:19 AM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson questioned another “lump sum” fund in the proposed national budget for 2020.   Read more »

P2.3-B worth of vague items flagged in proposed DPWH 2020 budget

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Posted at Nov 14 11:37 PM

The DPWH is in the hot seat, as Sen. Lacson flags P2 billion worth of double appropriations and vague items in the agency's 2020 budget. Read more »

Lacson blames solons' insertions for P2.3-B in 'double appropriations,' vague items in proposed DPWH 2020 budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 04:46 PM

MANILA - Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday flagged around P2.30-billion worth of "double appropriations" and vague items in the Department of Public Works and Highways' (DPWH) 2020 budget proposal, saying the "very general" projects could either worsen government underspending or be pocketed by corrupt officials. Read more »

Lacson wants criminal charges filed vs Agri officials over faulty farming equipment

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 12:04 AM

Sec. Dar was urged to file criminal charges against the procurement officials who bought faulty equipment for farmer beneficiaries of the government's mechanization program. Read more »

'Why borrow what we won't spend?' Lacson blasts budget bloat due to 'insertions', poor planning

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Updated as of Nov 13 04:22 PM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson criticized Wednesday "insertions" made by lawmakers in the national budget that result in unused appropriations due to lack of consultation with government agencies.  Read more »

The ANC Brief: A break, a leave or a rest

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Posted at Nov 12 04:00 AM

The health of President Rodrigo Duterte is in sharp focus. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

OCD's Jalad, HUDCC's Del Rosario cool to new department on disasters

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 11 09:50 PM

Two officials of the executive branch expressed strong reservations to the creation of a new Department on Disaster Resiliency.  Read more »

‘Not too bold’: Lacson recalls teaching Gokongwei how to talk to kidnappers

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Updated as of Nov 11 01:59 AM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Sunday recounted his encounter with the late John Gokongwei Jr. at the time the business magnate's daughter was kidnapped. Read more »

Robredo tututok sa pagtugis sa drug suppliers bilang ICAD co-chair: Lacson

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Updated as of Nov 09 07:36 PM

Planong ilihis ni Vice President Leni Robredo ang direksiyon ng "war on drugs" ng administrasyon para matugis naman ang mga supplier ng ilegal na droga, ayon sa isang senador nitong Sabado. Read more »

Robredo to shift drug war focus to ‘supply constriction’: Lacson

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 02:26 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo has agreed to shift the drug war’s focus on “supply constriction” to target big-time drug lords instead of street peddlers, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Saturday, a day after the second-in-command sought his advice. Read more »

Mayor Isko consults Lacson on curbing police extortion, corruption in Manila

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 01:57 PM

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Friday sought advice from Senator Panfilo Lacson on how to curb police extortion and corruption in the capital amid the local chief executive's push to restore good governance in the city. Read more »

Lacson urges lawmakers to bare amendments in 2020 budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 05 04:43 PM

Lawmakers who proposed amendments to the 2020 budget should bare the changes they made, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Tuesday, a day after he alleged that billions-worth of projects were "parked" in the national expenditure program. Read more »

P20 billion worth of projects 'parked' in 2020 budget: Lacson

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Posted at Nov 04 04:59 PM

Some P20 billion worth of projects were "parked" or have no specific allocations, in the 2020 budget that the House of Representatives approved in September, a senator said. Read more »

Integrated bar, senators laud Peralta appointment as new Chief Justice

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Posted at Oct 23 10:04 PM

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), along with some senators, had good words for the appointment of Supreme Court Associate Justice Diosdado Peralta as the country’s next top magistrate. Read more »

Albayalde had no choice but to step down – Magalong

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Updated as of Oct 14 06:35 PM

INIIWASAN: Oscar Albayalde had “no choice” but to step down as fellow police officers were already “avoiding” him amid allegations he protected his men accused of seizing illegal narcotics, his accuser said Monday. Read more »

'Himala: Isang Musikal' returns to the stage

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Posted at Oct 04 11:39 AM

One of Philippine theater's finest and most prized pieces has returned to the stage after a critically acclaimed and sold-out run in 2018. Read more »

Lacson to Albayalde: 34 days before retirement enough to make amends

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Updated as of Oct 04 10:33 AM

MANILA - Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde must resolve the case on the controversial drug bust in Pampanga before he retires on November 8, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Friday. Read more »

PDEA chief says Albayalde asked him not to dismiss 'ninja cops'

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 03:02 PM

MANILA - Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Aaron Aquino on Thursday said Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde intervened in the case of his former men at the Pampanga police office who were accused of pilfering millions worth of shabu seize during an operation in 2013. Read more »

P39 per prisoner: Senators slam slashed meal allowance for prisoners

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 03 03:08 PM

MANILA - Senators on Thursday scrutinized the Bureau of Corrections’ use of meal allowance for prisoners at facilities it manages, after they learned that prisoners do not get the supposed full daily value of meals being served to them. Read more »