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Senator-Judge Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Wednesday flagged what he described as “copy-paste” programs in the Office of the Vice President’s regular budget and in its Confidential and Intelligence Funds (CIF).
Lacson said it was “stupid” to “copy-paste” or use virtually identical program descriptions and physical targets for its regular budget and CIF.
In Filipino: Lacson, Binuking ang Pag-‘Copy-Paste’ ng mga Programa sa Regular na Budget at Confidential-Intelligence Funds ng OVP
A Special Disbursing Officer (SDO)’s job is not merely ministerial, and the officer may be held accountable for questionable cash disbursements involving public funds entrusted to him or her, Senator-Judge Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson stressed Monday.
Lacson made the point while questioning Office of the Vice President SDO Gina Acosta, who confirmed during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte that there were no official receipts for some P75 million in medical and food expenses for the OVP’s confidential activities.
In Filipino: Lacson Nagpaalala sa SDO ng OVP sa Fiduciary Responsibility: Trabaho ng SDO ay Hindi ‘Ministerial’
A public official who induces another person to commit perjury may be treated as a principal in the commission of the crime under the conspiracy theory and may be subject to perpetual absolute disqualification from public office, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Sunday.
Lacson cited Article 8 of the Revised Penal Code, which provides that a conspiracy exists when two or more persons “come to an agreement on the commission of a felony and decide to commit it.”
“SUBORNATION OF PERJURY: a public official who induces another person to commit perjury may be treated as a principal under the conspiracy theory (Art 8 RPC) in the commission of the crime and shall also suffer an accessory penalty of perpetual absolute disqualification,” he said in a post on X.
In Filipino: Lacson: Public Official na Nag-Uudyok ng Perjury, Maaaring Ma-Disqualify sa Anumang Posisyon sa Gobyerno
Detained Sen. Rodante Marcoleta and ex-Rep. Michael Defensor may face a complaint for subornation of perjury in connection with the “coached” testimony of ex-Marine Orly Guteza before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee last year, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Saturday.
Lacson said the sequence of events during the Blue Ribbon hearing showed Marcoleta prompting Guteza on what to say in Guteza’s affidavit concerning his alleged delivery of cash in suitcases to certain personalities including former Speaker Martin Romualdez.
“Kung titingnan natin ang ebidensya, takbo ng pangyayari, nangyari ito noong pagdinig ng BRC na maliwanag kino-coach ni Sen Marcoleta. So isa siya sa pwedeng kasuhan ng subornation of perjury (If you look at the evidence and the sequence of events, it was clear that during the Blue Ribbon hearing, Marcoleta was ‘coaching’ Guteza. So Marcoleta could be one of those facing a complaint for subornation of perjury),” Lacson said in an interview on DWIZ radio.
In Filipino: Lacson: Marcoleta, Defensor Maaaring Humarap sa Reklamong Subornation of Perjury Kaugnay ng ‘Flip-Flop’ ni Guteza
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio will likely be moved to the afternoon starting in September, Senator-Judge Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Saturday.
Lacson said the prevailing sentiment among members of the Senate majority bloc is to maximize the time for the impeachment trial by holding legislative sessions in the morning and moving the trial to the afternoon and potentially extending it into the evening.
“At least in the majority group, this is the dominating sentiment. We will hold legislative sessions in the morning so the impeachment trial would not be cut short. It is a more practical setup,” he said in English and Filipino in an interview on DWIZ radio.
In Filipino: Lacson: Impeachment Trial, Maaaring Ilipat sa Hapon Simula Setyembre
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