Mr. President, may I propose the following amendments to the
Fiscal Year 2026 General Appropriations Bill, House Bill No. 4058,
under Senate Finance Committee Report No. 18:
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Ping Lacson Bares ‘Lessons’ from 90-Day Campaign
Independent senatorial candidate Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson is taking to heart – and possibly to the Senate – the lessons he learned from ordinary Filipinos he interacted with during the 90-day senatorial campaign.
Lacson said in a radio interview Saturday that he learned many realities that would guide him in crafting legislation for issues affecting sectors such as agriculture, education, and local government units (LGUs).
“During our campaign, we visited areas where we met with LGU officials, down to the barangay chairmen. While we explained to them our campaign platform, we also drew not just inspiration but also lessons from their real-life experiences,” he said in Filipino in an interview on Bombo Radyo Philippines.
“If we did not meet with people on the ground like this, we would not have known about their situation, much less how to help them,” he added.
Related: Ping Lacson, Isiniwalat ang mga Aral sa 90-Araw na Kampanya
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Ping Lacson to Make Free Tertiary Education Act More Accessible to Poor Students
Should he earn a seat in the Senate in May, independent senatorial candidate Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson wants to revisit and review the Free Tertiary Education Act of 2017 to make it more accessible, especially to students from poor families.
Lacson said that during the campaign period, he learned of problems with the implementation of the law, including the Commission on Higher Education’s requirement for parents of scholars to pay tuition first and wait for a rebate.
“As we went around the country during the 90-day campaign, we saw problems in the implementation of the law. One is the requirement for some parents to give advance payments, and wait for the rebate. In some cases the CHED is delayed in paying the rebate. In other cases, the rebates do not come at all,” he said.
“This is wrong. The scholarship should be available and the parents should not be made to give advance payments. We should revisit this law in the Senate in the exercise of oversight,” he added.
Related: Ping Lacson, Gagawing Mas Abot-Kaya sa Mahihirap ang Free Tertiary Education Act
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The PMA and PNPA Are Not Under the Education Budget
Your Honor, with all due respect, the PMA and PNPA budgets are not under the CHED, but included in the appropriations of the AFP/DND and PNP/DILG. I used to sponsor the AFP/DND budget in the Senate.
#PINGterview: Galawang Ninja? Ping Details How Pork is ‘Hidden’ in 2020 Budget
In a phone patch interview on DZBB and GMA News TV, Sen. Lacson detailed how pork items that violate the Supreme Court’s 2013 ruling outlawing pork are ‘hidden’ in the 2020 budget.
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