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Where are We? Lacson Presses DOH Over ‘Missed’ UHC Targets

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Friday questioned the usefulness of the government’s financing strategies for the Universal Health Care (UHC) program as he noted the spending targets repeatedly changed while actual spending did not consistently align with those targets.

Lacson noted that the DOH adopted successive financing plans for UHC in 2022 alone, with varying low, medium and high spending targets – raising questions on how progress in program implementation could be properly measured.

In Filipino: ‘Where are We?’ Lacson, Tinanong ang DOH sa Pagmintis sa UHC Targets

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Lacson: LRA Checking Land Titles Linked to ‘Suspectedly Illegal’ Reclaimed Land in Taguig City

The Land Registration Authority (LRA) is now checking the origin and history of several uncovered land titles covering some 38.83 hectares of illegally reclaimed areas on the Taguig City side of Laguna Lake, based on the materials provided by the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) to his office, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said.

“I requested them to backtrack the history of the issued OCTs (original certificates of title) and other modes of titling, so we will find out how they were manipulated with the end in view of filing criminal charges against those responsible,” Lacson said.

In Filipino: Lacson: LRA Sinusuri ang mga Land Title na May Kaugnayan sa ‘Suspectedly Illegal’ na Reclaimed Land sa Taguig City

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Lacson Flags ‘Copy-Paste’ Programs in OVP’s Regular Budget and Confidential-Intelligence Funds

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

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Lacson: Evidence Shows Disgraced Ex-SP Cayetano Virtually Controls DPWH Operations in Taguig

Evidence shows disgraced ex-Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano virtually controls Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) operations and other related activities in his bailiwick of Taguig City. And district engineers are unable to act – or keep their posts – if they acted without his approval, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson bared Friday.

“Ang kalakaran sa Taguig virtually controlled ng isang tao. Walang makakagalaw doon na hindi alam ni Cayetano. Yan ang kalakaran (DPWH operations in Taguig are virtually controlled by one person. No one can move without Cayetano’s knowledge. That’s the way it works),” Lacson said in interviews on DZBB and True FM radio.

In Filipino: Lacson: Ayon sa Ebidensiya, Halos Kontrolado ni Disgrasyadong Ex-SP Cayetano ang DPWH Operations sa Taguig

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Meeting with UK Ambassador Sarah Hulton

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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson welcomed to the Senate on Tuesday UK Ambassador to the Philippines Sarah Hulton OBE to discuss the legislative agenda for strengthening Philippine-UK relations. The meeting specifically focused on mutual interests on legislative reforms and enhanced legislative oversight on defense cooperation agreements.