‘CUSTOMS BRIBES BIG ENOUGH TO WIPE OUT BUDGET DEFICIT’ [Manila Times]

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From The Manila Times: CORRUPTION at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) is so extensive that “payoffs” collected by bureau personnel could wipe out the government’s budget deficit in just two years, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Tuesday. Continue reading “‘CUSTOMS BRIBES BIG ENOUGH TO WIPE OUT BUDGET DEFICIT’ [Manila Times]”

Sotto, Lacson top Senate in attendance [Inquirer]

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From the InquirerSenate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III and Sen. Panfilo Lacson were role models for attendance and punctuality during the first regular session of the 17th Congress, scoring perfect attendance in all 89 session days of the Senate from July 2016 to May this year.   Continue reading “Sotto, Lacson top Senate in attendance [Inquirer]”

The best of the Senate, the worst of the Senate [Manila Times]

From The Manila Times: Two senators, Richard Gordon and Panfilo Lacson Sr., demonstrated they were the best of the Senate, at par with the pre-martial law titans of that body such as Jovito Salonga, Jose Diokno, and yes, Benigno Aquino, Jr. If these two get to be presidential timber, I begin to have hope for our unlucky country.  Continue reading “The best of the Senate, the worst of the Senate [Manila Times]”

Rehab czar shares lessons of ‘Yolanda’ [Manila Bulletin]

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From the Manila Bulletin: Three years after supertyphoon Yolanda, the man who was appointed “rehabilitation czar” to help bring “normal” into the lives of people in the Yolanda Corridor, thinks back on work done and turned over. And coming from that experience, he shares some insights that can push government action on disaster preparedness and rehabilitation.  Continue reading “Rehab czar shares lessons of ‘Yolanda’ [Manila Bulletin]”

Tough crime czar Ping Lacson weeps every time he remembers his mother. Here’s why [Politiko]

From Politiko: Lacson, who spoke at a gathering marking Women’s Month in Aliaga, said his late mother instilled discipline and a sense of right and wrong in him and his seven siblings when they were young.  Continue reading “Tough crime czar Ping Lacson weeps every time he remembers his mother. Here’s why [Politiko]”