Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson on Tuesday filed a resolution seeking a Senate investigation into the multibillion-peso swine scam, which involved alleged irregularities in the Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee Corp. (Quedancor). Continue reading “Lacson Resolution Seeks Probe of Swine Scam”
Lacson Pushes Senate Probe into Southrail Overpricing
Noting how many “urgent” projects ended up as excuses for corruption, Sen. Panfilo Lacson sought an investigation into the $70-million overprice in the Southrail project. Continue reading “Lacson Pushes Senate Probe into Southrail Overpricing”
Lacson Revives Probe of Error-Riddled Textbooks
No thanks to a haphazard “corrective” measure, the country’s public elementary and high school students are ending up victims of a flawed procurement program that yielded error-riddled textbooks, not once but twice. Continue reading “Lacson Revives Probe of Error-Riddled Textbooks”
Lacson Files Resolution to Evaluate Common Carriers’ Tax Hike
After warning of its potential domino effect on transport operators and commuters, Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson filed a resolution seeking a thorough Senate review of the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s plan to hike common carriers’ tax by 2,600 percent. Continue reading “Lacson Files Resolution to Evaluate Common Carriers’ Tax Hike”