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Ping Lacson Pushes Transformation of LGUs into Smart Cities to Curb Corruption

Former Senator and 2025 senatorial candidate Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson is pushing for the transformation of local government units (LGUs) into smart cities to help curb corruption by minimizing human intervention – while making public services more efficient.

Lacson said the experiences of Baguio and Carmona Cities in the Philippines, as well as Shenzhen in China, show how technology can be used to monitor a city’s key systems including transportation and infrastructure.

Also included in the benefits of having smart cities are crime monitoring and reporting, he noted.

“In this day and age of modern information technology, we must transform into something more technical. Humans are very limited in monitoring key systems. With the use of technology, we can keep corruption in check,” he said in Filipino at an open forum with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) late Tuesday.

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Ping Lacson Sets Aside Past, Offers Prayers for Ex-President Arroyo’s Loved Ones

BAGUIO CITY – Former Senator and 2025 senatorial candidate Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Wednesday set aside the past and offered prayers for the health and recovery of loved ones of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Lacson said he has long forgiven Mrs. Arroyo and former First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo for what they did to him since he first became a senator in 2001.

“I’m a very forgiving person. All of those who harassed me, I have forgiven them, because that is what my parents taught me,” he said in Filipino, in an interview with DZWT Radyo Totoo, when asked about the matter.

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Ping Lacson Pushes Three Solutions to Boost Disaster Response in PH

BAGUIO CITY – Former Senator and 2025 senatorial candidate Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson pushed late Tuesday for a streamlined disaster response mechanism, an updated Building Code, and a national hazard mapping program to help us cope with the effects of earthquakes, floods, cyclones and other disasters.

Lacson, who also served as Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery, proposed to transfer the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) directly under the Office of the President.

“We should transfer the OCD from the Department of National Defense to the Office of the President. This will eliminate the usual bureaucratic red tape,” he said in Filipino at the “Konsultahang Bayan: A Caucus for Good Governance Beyond Elections” held at the Citylight Hotel here.

The forum was attended by Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong along with experts and representatives from various sectors seeking good governance.

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Ping Lacson: Ending Corruption Remains a Key Part of My Legislative Agenda

BAGUIO CITY – Ending corruption and upholding good governance will remain a key part of the legislative agenda of former Senator and senatorial candidate Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson, should he earn a Senate seat this May.

Lacson stressed this point Tuesday in a roundtable discussion on good governance here, attended by experts and anti-corruption advocates led by Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong.

For Lacson, fighting corruption has been the way of life in his careers both as law enforcer and lawmaker – from rejecting bribes from syndicates and ridding the police force of “kotong cops,” to rejecting “pork” in the Senate.

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Ping Lacson to Champion Good Governance, Leadership by Example in Senate

Former Sen. Ping Lacson took part in a gathering with religious leaders in Baguio City Thursday evening.

A “doable” good governance and leadership by example will be the main values championed by former Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson should he earn a seat in the Senate in 2025.

Lacson said leaders who are entrusted with authority must use their mandate to protect the weak and helpless from the greed and abuses of others – including those who betray their mandate.

“We have a primary objective in mind: protect the weak and the helpless from the greed and abuses of the others similarly given equal authority and power, but turned their backs on promises made when campaigning to secure the mandate with an entirely different and malevolent motive of abusing their power and authority for self-aggrandizement,” he said at a gathering with religious leaders in Baguio City Thursday evening.

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