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Sen. Lacson made three motions at the start of the hearing:
Sen. Lacson made 3 motions, which are approved by Blue Ribbon panel…
1. That broker Mark Taguba be given new protection by Senate security— Senator Ping Lacson (@pinglacsonofcl) September 11, 2017
On alert orders allegedly being used for extortion:
Sen. Lacson advised Commissioner Lapena to treat this as a learning curve. "(Baka) without you knowing it baka may kumita na."
— Senator Ping Lacson (@pinglacsonofcl) September 11, 2017
Broker Mark Taguba details the contrast between shipments covered by ‘tara’ and those that go through ‘honest-to-goodness’ inspections:
Replying to Sen @iampinglacson's questions, Mark Taguba said alert orders paid for with tara, "usually open close lang…
— Senator Ping Lacson (@pinglacsonofcl) September 11, 2017