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Lacson: I Upheld COA Authority, Not ‘Liquidation by Certification’

“Long and short: I NEVER espoused bypassing the authority of the Commission on Audit (COA). In fact, I CORRECTED the situation involving ‘liquidation by certification’ with the COA and the House of Representatives.”

Former Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson thus debunked repeated lies from some sectors claiming that a resolution he authored in 2011 “legalized corruption” by letting lawmakers account for expenses via certification.

Related: Ping: Kapangyarihan ng COA, Hindi ‘Liquidation by Certification’ ang Nanaig

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SINO ba ang Sikreto ng AllCard?

A friend recently asked, “Ano kaya ang sikreto ng AllCard?”

My investigator’s instincts prompted me to interject, “The question should be, SINO ba ang sikreto ng AllCard?”

With this COA report, any investigation should focus on “SINO” more than “ANO”.

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Hamon ni Ping kay Duque: ‘Sindikato’ ng Katiwalian sa DOH, Gibain

Hinamon ni Senador Panfilo Lacson si Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III na putulin na ang pamamayagpag ng mala-sindikatong gawain sa kagawaran gaya ng nakaugalian nang labis-labis na pag-iimbak ng gamot na kadalasang nasisira lamang.

Ang hamon ni Lacson ay Duque ay kasunod ng pagsiwalat ng mambabatas sa tinatayang P2.736 bilyong halaga ng gamot na nasira na o kaya nalalapit na sa pagkasira sa poder ng DOH, kung saan nasa P2.2 bilyon ay naitala sa 2019 lamang.

“We wasted P2.736 billion in taxpayers’ money. What’s the reason for this? Why are we overstocking? Why are we buying medicines near their expiration dates? What does this tell us? I’ve been an investigator all my life. To me, this indicates that there is probably a ‘mafia’ that is well-entrenched – can’t be uprooted,” banggit ni Lacson sa pagdinig ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee.

“Unless the leadership of the DOH will put his foot down and do something about this, we won’t see the end of this overstocking of medicines,” dagdag ni Lacson.

Read in ENGLISH: Lacson Dares DOH Chief: Put Foot Down vs ‘Mafia-like’ Irregularities
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Lacson Dares DOH Chief: Put Foot Down vs ‘Mafia-like’ Irregularities

Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson on Wednesday challenged Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to put his foot down against the “Mafia-like” activities behind the recurring overstocking of medicines and other irregularities hounding the agency.

Lacson issued the challenge during a Senate Blue Ribbon committee hearing where he cited figures showing overstocked, expired and near-expiry medicines amounting to P2.736 billion – including P2.2 billion in 2019 alone.

“We wasted P2.736 billion in taxpayers’ money. What’s the reason for this? Why are we overstocking? Why are we buying medicines near their expiration dates? What does this tell us? I’ve been an investigator all my life. To me, this indicates that there is probably a ‘mafia’ that is well-entrenched – can’t be uprooted,” he said.

“Unless the leadership of the DOH will put his foot down and do something about this, we won’t see the end of this overstocking of medicines,” he added.

Basahin sa TAGALOG: Hamon ni Ping kay Duque: ‘Sindikato’ ng Katiwalian sa DOH, Gibain
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Ping, Nag-Resign sa Senate Finance Committee

Para makapag-focus sa pagsusuri ng panukalang badyet sa taong 2022 at sa mga “red flag” ng Commission on Audit sa ilang ahensya tungkol sa estilo ng paggamit nila ng pondo.

Ito ang mga dahilan ng pagbibitiw ni Senador Panfilo Lacson bilang Vice Chairman ng Senate Committee on Finance na pangunahing may tungkulin sa pag-aaral sa panukalang badyet ng pamahalan taun-taon; at bilang Chairman ng Finance Subcommittee C.

Ayon kay Lacson, ang mga huling pagpuna ng COA sa paggamit ng ilang ahensiya sa mga pondong ipinagkaloob sa kanila ay indikasyon ng lantarang kapabayaan at posibleng pag-abuso sa pondo ng pamahalaan.

“I trust that it is to the greatest interest of our people to once and for all, ferret out the truth behind these reports, put value to the oft-ignored COA mandate, and ensure that there will be no ‘sacred cows’ in making accountable those who have blundered the effective and proper use of public monies,” banggit ni Lacson sa resignation letter na kanyang isinumite kay Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III.

Read in ENGLISH: Lacson Tenders Resignation of Finance Committee Posts to Focus on Intensified Scrutiny of 2022 Budget, COA Red Flags
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