Ensuring enough funding for education and health will be one of senatorial aspirant Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson’s priorities should he earn a new mandate in the Senate.
Lacson said this can be done by tracking down less useful and questionable appropriations in the budget, and realigning them to fund these much-needed programs.
“Such appropriations can be put to good use by becoming seed money. In 2016, I questioned an P8.3-billion allocation involving the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)’s budget for 2017. I introduced an amendment to remove it. During our caucus in the Senate, we agreed to put the amount in the free tertiary education measure that we knew was about to become a law,” he said.
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At the time, Lacson noted the P8.3-billion allocation transferred by the House of Representatives from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to the DPWH violated the region’s Organic Act.
Lacson is pushing an “Edukasyon Plus” program, which seeks to provide free tuition, a P5,000 monthly allowance and a government internship program beginning with senior high school students.
In pushing “Edukasyon Plus,” Lacson cited a recent international study showing only 31 percent of Filipino youths aged 15 have a growth mindset, or want to improve their lot in life. The other 69 percent no longer think of such.
“Unfortunately, able-bodied youth in the Philippines drop out of high school in order to start working and help their family for their daily needs. They don’t see continued schooling as an option. It is this mindset that traps so many Filipino families in a vicious cycle – they remain poor because they no longer pursue their studies which can help them gain more opportunities for a better life,” Lacson lamented.
Also, Lacson said he will make sure the less useful and questionable appropriations will be realigned to fund the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act, which automatically enrolls all Filipino citizens in the National Health Insurance Program.
Lacson is running for senator as an independent candidate, with his credo “Ang tama ay ipaglaban, ang mali ay labanan (What is right must be kept right, what is wrong must be set right).”
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Pag-Asa para sa Kabataang Pilipino: Lacson, Titiyakin ang Pondo para sa Edukasyon, Kalusugan
Ang pagtitiyak ng sapat na pondo para sa edukasyon at kalusugan ang magiging isa sa mga prayoridad ni senatorial aspirant Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson, kung mahalal siya sa Senado.
Diin ni Lacson, magagawa ito sa pamamagitan ng pagsisiwalat ng hindi kapaki-pakinabang at kwestyonableng gugulin at pag-realign ng pondo nito sa programang pang-edukasyon at pangkalusugan.
“Such appropriations can be put to good use by becoming seed money. In 2016, I questioned an P8.3-billion allocation involving the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)’s budget for 2017. I introduced an amendment to remove it. During our caucus in the Senate, we agreed to put the amount in the free tertiary education measure that we knew was about to become a law,” ani Lacson.
Noong panahong iyan, sinita ni Lacson ang paglipat ng Kamara sa P8.3-bilyong alokasyon mula sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) papuntang DPWH dahil labag ito sa Organic Act ng ARMM.
Isinusulong ni Lacson ang “Edukasyon Plus” na naglalayong magbigay ng libreng tuition, P5,000 buwanang allowance, at government internship program para sa senior high school students.
Ani Lacson, may pag-aaral kung saang 31 porsyento lamang ng kabataang Pilipino na edad 15 ay nais umangat ang buhay nila, samantalang walang ganitong pag-iisip ang 69 porsyento.
“Unfortunately, able-bodied youth in the Philippines drop out of high school in order to start working and help their family for their daily needs. They don’t see continued schooling as an option. It is this mindset that traps so many Filipino families in a vicious cycle – they remain poor because they no longer pursue their studies which can help them gain more opportunities for a better life,” ani Lacson.
Bukod sa edukasyon, giit ni Lacson na maaaring gamitin ang hindi kapaki-pakinabang at kwestyonableng appropriations sa Universal Health Care (UHC) Act, kung saan lahat na Pilipino ay kasama na sa National Health Insurance Program.
Tumatakbo si Lacson para senador bilang independent candidate, na may kredong “Ang tama ay ipaglaban, ang mali ay labanan.”
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One way to increase gov’t fund is to eliminate 12 senatorial and congressionsl seats. Compared to states of US, composed of only 2 senators per state no matter how big or small.