Lacson calls for sanctions in failed Nat’l ID card deal [GMA News Online]

From GMA News Online: Former Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday called for sanctions against the supplier of cards and equipment for National ID cards for its failure to deliver in its deal with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

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Lacson says ‘jukebox’ whistleblowers not exactly new, clarifies tweet [News5]

From News5: “Nung makita ko si Jonathan Morales, nagbalik-tanaw ako sa 2001-2002 na kung saan napasama siya sa Witness Protection Program. Ewan ko kung paano siya napasok dun. Inabutan niya doon si Ador Mawanay pati si Rosebud (Ong). Maya-maya na lang, nag-join na siya sa chorus na involved ako illegal drug activities,” said Lacson on One News’ Storycon.

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Editorial: Walking dead pork [Tribune]

From Daily Tribune: While the Supreme Court ruled in 2013 that the Priority Development Assistance Fund and similar discretionary lump sums in the budget that gave legislators authority to implement government projects were illegal, the pork barrel has been resurrected in different forms over the years.

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Editorial: Undying hunger for pork [Tribune]

Ping Lacson is an avowed enemy of the pork barrel system and other forms of wrongdoing.

From Daily Tribune: “It is not the obligation of congressmen and senators to distribute these subsidy programs. (The) mandate of Congress in the budget process is to authorize and legislate and not to implement,” said former Senator Ping Lacson, who was known as a budget watchdog.

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The 3rd chamber [Philippine Star]

From Ana Marie Pamintuan‘s column in The Philippine Star: Lacson, who unlike some lawmakers reads the fine print before affixing his signature to the budget measure, describes the bicameral conference as “the third chamber of Congress” where budgeting “miracles” happen.

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