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Where Honor Has Become Alien

Speech before the Rotary Club of Quezon City, Club Filipino, San Juan City

I speak to you tonight in what can best be described as living in the worst of times, which collectively we can make the best of times.

We are incessantly told, through media and public pronouncements, that the economy is on a roll. The proof, we are told, is that the peso is at a seven-year high compared to the weakening American dollar.

The proof, we are told, is that the stock market is booming, where even worthless paper sells for ten times its book value.  Continue reading “Where Honor Has Become Alien”

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Lacson to GMA: Start Fighting Kotong in Your Own Backyard

If you want to seriously fight extortion, start in your own backyard.

This was the “unsolicited” advice of Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson Friday to Mrs. Arroyo, a day after she created a task force against “kotong” (extortion) and colorum vehicles upon the request of the transport sector.  Continue reading “Lacson to GMA: Start Fighting Kotong in Your Own Backyard”

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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”

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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”