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Lacson to DND: ‘Improvise’ to Offset Glaring Defense Spending Gap With China

The Department of National Defense (DND) needs to develop a “less costly but effective” program to address external threats as the Philippines faces a glaring disparity in defense spending with regional peers like China, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Monday.

Lacson also urged DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. to look into a possible link between sleeper agents and the potential misuse of the late birth registration system.

In Filipino: Lacson sa DND: ‘Mag-improvise’ para Matugunan ang Malaking Agwat sa Gastusing Pandepensa ng Pilipinas at Tsina

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Lacson: Teodoro’s China Rebuke Shows What a Brilliant Mind Can Bring to World Stage

By upholding the Philippines’ position on sovereignty and international law at a high-level security forum in Seoul, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. showed what the Philippines can bring to the world stage, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Sunday.

Lacson noted the praise Teodoro earned from netizens in South Korea for rebuking Chinese delegates over their questioning of the 2016 South China Sea Arbitration Award at the forum.

In Filipino: Lacson: Pagsaway ni Teodoro sa China, Ipinakita ang Kakayahan ng Matalinong Isip

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Ping Lacson: Torre Deserves to be Appointed as PNP Chief

P/Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III deserves to be appointed as the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) due to his being decisive and mission-oriented, Senator-elect and former PNP Chief Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said late Thursday.

Lacson, who restored the PNP’s glory days when he headed it from 1999 to 2001, said the information he has received about Torre indicates he is a “decisive, firm and mission-oriented” official.

“From what I have heard and observed about him, he’s a decisive, firm and mission-oriented official, so he deserves to be appointed as chief of the PNP,” he said in Filipino in an interview on BNC.

In Filipino: Ping Lacson: ‘Dasurb’ si Torre na Maging PNP Chief

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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.

Related: Ping Lacson, Isinulong ang Tatlong Pampalakas ng Disaster Response sa Pilipinas

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On the Rumored Mass Resignation of DND Officials

First, the Philippine National Police already clarified last weekend the reason for its supposed heightened alert status – it was for another purpose, not related to any destabilization or the rumored “mass resignation” of DND officials which as it turned out is just that – rumor.

Department of National Defense OIC Jose Faustino Jr., newly designated AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Andres Centino and newly retired Lt. Gen. Bartolome Bacarro, along with two or three DND undersecretaries, all belong to PMA Class 1988. Even among PMA batchmates, sometimes there are dynamics due to personal associations and loyalties that cannot be avoided. There is information though that OIC and Senior DND Undersecretary Faustino mentioned to some close associates as early as last month that he will resign if Lt. Gen. Bacarro will be replaced. That could have probably triggered the rumored “mass resignation” in the DND.

That being said, the AFP is generally composed of professional officers and men whose loyalty to the flag and the Constitution is above and beyond their individual preferences.

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