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Ping Lacson: ‘Evidence’ in VP Duterte Trial Can Still Be Tackled in Other Fora

If the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will not push through this year following the Supreme Court’s ruling on the issue, there are other fora where the supposed “evidence” in the case can be tackled, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Sunday.

Lacson said one such forum to take up the use of confidential and intelligence funds would be the budget deliberation of agencies such as the Office of the Vice President and Department of Education, where he will actively take part.

“There are many fora where the public will know what happened to the CIF. One is the budget deliberations of agencies like the OVP and DepEd. I will be actively asking questions,” he said in Filipino in an interview on DZBB radio. “We can ask questions on the issue during the budget deliberations.”

In FiIipino: Ping Lacson: ‘Ebidensya’ sa Trial ni VP Duterte, Pwede Pang Talakayin sa Ibang Forum

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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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Ping Lacson Helps Capas Local Officials’ Efforts to Boost Education Access

CAPAS, Tarlac – Former Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Wednesday helped local officials of this municipality to boost access to education by doing their part in the process of crafting the national budget.

Lacson said that local officials should include the establishment of schools – including the Lyceum of Capas – in their local development plans, so this will be considered in the proposed national budget for next year.

“It would be better that they include the schools in their local development plans, since the crafting of the national budget starts with the local government units. The consolidated local development plans will then be sent eventually to the national government level,” he advised Mayor Roseller “Boots” Rodriguez and Vice Mayor Alex Espinosa in Filipino, during a program here.

Related: Ping Lacson, Tinulungan ang Capas na Palawakin ang Access sa Edukasyon

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On the Signing of the 2025 Budget

Having vetoed only P26.065 billion from the P288-billion “congressional insertions”, mostly in the bicameral conference, the budget for education is still not “assigned the highest budgetary priority” contrary to Article XIV Sec 5(5) of the 1987 Constitution.

That being said, Malacañang may already be preparing for any constitutional challenge that may arise from this – both before the Supreme Court and the court of public opinion.

Related: On the Slash in the DepEd’s Budget

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Ping: On the Palace’s Review of the Proposed 2025 Budget

In an interview on NET25, Ping Lacson answers questions on:
* Palace review of the 2025 budget
* Funds for education, PhilHealth, and AKAP

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