Editorial: AKAP’s suspicious origin [Tribune]

From Daily Tribune: “What happened with AKAP was that it was concealed and was sneakily inserted. It was included in the DSWD’s budget, but it was placed (before) the Quick Response Fund,” Lacson revealed.

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Ping Lacson traces lawmakers’ word war on funds to ‘bad practice’ in budget lawmaking [BusinessMirror]

From BusinessMirror: “The general rule we follow is that the disagreeing provisions are the only ones we will reconcile. But it has become a tradition that even provisions that are found neither in the HOR or Senate version can still be inserted,” Lacson said in the recent interview, speaking partly in Filipino.

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Ping: Evolving Pork, Senate Coup Rumor, House’s Chacha

In an interview on Radyo5, Ping Lacson answered questions on:
* evolving pork barrel and insertions in the budget
* Senate coup rumor
* House’s version of economic Chacha (RBH-7)

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Lacson says aid distribution not part of lawmakers’ job [ABS-CBN News]

From ABS-CBN News: Lawmakers’ distribution of Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers, Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations, and other forms of government aid is “unconstitutional” and “illegal,” former Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Sunday.

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JPE, the Centenarian [published in The Philippine Star]

Senators Ping Lacson and Juan Ponce Enrile in 2004

Former Sen. Ping Lacson on JPE the centenarian, as published in The Philippine Star: “Considering his advanced age, JPE has the distinction of retaining not only his legal acumen and skills but also his brilliance and mental acuity that lawyers half his age would not dare challenge in any forum.”

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