Sen. Ping Lacson and Senate President Tito Sotto, along with Sec. Manny Pinol, visited MSMEs in Cavite on March 5, 2022: Cafe Amadeo and Kangkong Chips Farm.
Speech of Sen. Lacson at the Lacson-Sotto Proclamation Rally
Maraming salamat, Mayor Congressman Roy Loyola at sa lahat ng mga punong bayan sa ating mahal na lalawigan na naririto na sinamahan tayo ngayong gabi, maraming salamat sa inyong lahat.
Sa aking partner Senate President Tito Sotto, walang nangahas na umagaw ng kanyang upuan bilang SP. Alam nyo consensus builder talagang tunay na leader. Sa Senado laging ang upuan ng SP parang sinisilaban ng sili dahil laging gusto palitan. Pero sa ilalim ng pamumuno ni SP Sotto panatag ang Senado. Lahat kami maski minority leader maski minority nakikisama sa kanya. Yan ang sagisag at katunayan ng isang tunay na leader, SP Tito Sotto.
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Lacson-Sotto Campaign Kickoff in Imus, Cavite
The Lacson-Sotto tandem kicked off their campaign in Imus, Cavite – the hometown of presidential aspirant Sen. Ping Lacson, on Feb. 8, 2022. They attended Mass before proceeding to the proclamation rally.
Lacson Poses 2 Critical Questions for Serious Job of Leading 110M Filipinos
Paano manalo? At paano kung manalo?
Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson on Friday posed these two critical questions to those wanting to lead at least 110 million Filipinos in 2022.
Lacson also stressed the seriousness of the problems facing the country, with the situation at Taal Volcano adding to the list.
“On the one hand, you have to make sure you are in the conversation and be in a position to win in the first place. But more importantly, you have to get a firm grasp of the problems besetting the country because what if you win, and you’re unprepared to face the problems? These are two equally important questions you have to ask yourself,” Lacson said in an interview on DZRH radio.
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Simple, Cheap and Effective: Contact Tracing Solutions from LGUs that the DOH Can Adopt
Simple technologies that we now take for granted may yet be the biggest help in fighting the spread of COVID-19, as shown by the initiatives of at least two local governments.
In Carmona, Cavite, the local government under Mayor Roy Loyola has developed a contact tracing app – the Carmona COVID-19 Tracker. The app, which works on Android and iOS, can use the mobile phone’s GPS to track users’ location history.
The app allows users to log interactions with other people; and do self-assessment if they experience symptoms. In just a few days of implementation, the local government has already signed up 42,000 out of the municipality’s 97,557 residents. For those without smartphones, the local government’s barangay and police personnel can input the information for them.
Meanwhile, in Baguio City, the local government under Mayor Benjamin Magalong is doing contact tracing using the EndCovid-19 system, which relies on the geographical information system (GIS) platform to plot the areas where possible COVID-19 carriers live – similar to that which he introduced when he was Cordillera regional police chief.
Combined with cognitive interviews and analytical tools, the system has made Baguio City a model for contact tracing.
With these technologies, we can potentially save P11.7 billion being asked by the Department of Health for contact tracers. I share Senate President Vicente Sotto III’s sentiment that there are more practical uses for the amount. These may include livelihood programs for those affected by the COVID-triggered lockdowns, among others.
Our national agencies, including the Department of Health, need not look far for contact tracing solutions that are effective, yet are not intrusive. Instead, they must take a cue from our LGUs. Especially given our limited resources, they can do no less.
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