Vapor from bunker fuel used to run power generators at the Glorietta 2 commercial complex in Makati City, and not a bomb, may have caused last Friday’s deadly blast that so far killed 11 persons. Continue reading “Lacson to PNP: Ensure Credible Investigation of Makati Blast”
Ping to GMA: Reform Now, Your Time May Be Running Out
If Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., an acknowledged supporter and ally of this administration, can speak of numbness to corruption by Mrs. Arroyo, how could the rest of our people think of their President?
Malacañang must be concerned when our people, amid the spectacle of brazen stealing, shameless lying and unprecedented hubris by any leader of this country, become numb enough to force another ouster.
The country cannot afford any more unconstitutional changing of the guard, lest we live up to become Asia’s most prominent “banana republic.” I cannot help but give an advice, unsolicited as it is, to Mrs. Arroyo: Reform now. Your time may be running out.
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Lacson: Thank God for Whistleblowers like Fr. Panlilio
With honest and decent local officials like Pampanga Gov. Fr. Ed Panlilio, there’s hope for the government after all.
On this note, Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson lauded Gov. Panlilio for his honesty in spilling the beans on the payoffs Malacañang gave to local officials at a meeting last week, even as he urged other recipients to be decent enough to give taxpayers an accounting of the distributed money. Continue reading “Lacson: Thank God for Whistleblowers like Fr. Panlilio”
‘Healthy’ Cabinet Discussions Will Provide Clues in NBN Graft Puzzle
Part of a frantic cover up.
This was how Senator Panfilo M. Lacson today described Malacañang’s refusal to divulge the minutes of the meeting between President Arroyo and members of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology regarding the National Broadband Network project. Continue reading “‘Healthy’ Cabinet Discussions Will Provide Clues in NBN Graft Puzzle”
Strike While the Iron is Hot on NBN-ZTE Probe
Senator Panfilo M. Lacson today said the Senate hearings on the botched $329.5-million National Broadband Network (NBN) project can – and should – continue despite the absence of the chairman of the primary committee tasked to investigate the alleged anomalous deal. Continue reading “Strike While the Iron is Hot on NBN-ZTE Probe”