Tag: DND

Statements June 18, 2022June 17, 2022

On the Appointment of Ret. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr.

Having capped his career as the AFP Chief of Staff easily qualifies Gen. Faustino as the next Secretary of National Defense in November, in consideration of the one-year ban on the appointment of newly retired AFP officers under RA 11709.

My objection to his appointment earlier as a 3-star general being the Commanding General of the Philippine Army had nothing to do with his competence but his disqualification due to the prohibition under Presidential Decree 1638, having less than one year before retirement.

Only the Chief of Staff, AFP is exempted from such ban.

I remember making a commitment to SND Lorenzana then that even if Faustino was on floating status and appointed Chief of Staff, I would not object to his confirmation as 4-star general and even move for his confirmation in the Commission on Appointments as a member of the Senate panel, which I did.

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Statements May 17, 2022May 25, 2022

Batas na Tutuldukan ang ‘Revolving-Door Policy’ ng AFP, Isa sa Mga Legacy ni Ping sa AFP, DND

Sen. Ping Lacson upholds professionalism in the AFP.

Ang bagong batas na nagtatakda ng “fixed terms” para sa Chief of Staff at ibang matataas na opisyal ng Armed Forces of the Philippines ay isa sa mga legacy ni Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson sa ating military at defense establishment.

Isninulong ni Lacson noong Setyembre bilang chairman ng Senate Committee on National Defense and Security ang Senate Bill 2376, na kasama ang House Bill 10521 ay naging basehan ng Republic Act 11709 na pinirmahan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.

“Finally, we will see an end to the revolving-door policy in the AFP. The leaders of our AFP will have the opportunity to implement their legacy programs instead of staying in office too briefly,” ani Lacson, na nagsilbi sa Philippine Constabulary ng 20 taon matapos mag-graduate sa Philippine Military Academy noong 1971.

Statements May 17, 2022May 25, 2022

Law Ending ‘Revolving-Door Policy’ Caps Lacson Legacies to AFP, DND

A new law prescribing fixed terms for the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Chief of Staff and senior officers will cap the key legacies of Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson to the military and defense establishment.

Lacson, who chairs the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, pushed last September Senate Bill 2376, which with House Bill 10521 forms the basis of what President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law as Republic Act 11709.

“Finally, we will see an end to the revolving-door policy in the AFP. The leaders of our AFP will have the opportunity to implement their legacy programs instead of staying in office too briefly,” said Lacson, who upon graduating from the Philippine Military Academy in 1971 served in the Philippine Constabulary until 1991.

Statements, Videos October 1, 2021May 31, 2022

Ping, Kinwestiyon ang Panukalang Paglipat ng P35B ng AFP Modernization Fund sa SPF

Kinuwestyon ni Senador Panfilo Lacson nitong Biyernes ang panukala ng Department of National Defense (DND) na ilipat ang P35 bilyon mula sa regular budget ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) papunta sa Special Purpose Fund (SPF).

Ayon kay Lacson, ang pondong ililipat sa SPF ay magiging “lump sum” na maaaari lamang i-release kapag inaprubahan ng Pangulo.

“You are proposing that P35 billion be transferred from the regular budget to the SPF. Why is that? The SPF is used to augment the regular budget and is released only upon approval of the President. Bakit inaalis nyo sa regular budget?” tanong ni Lacson kay DND Secretary Delfin Lorenzana sa pagdinig ng Senado sa panukalang badyet ng DND para sa 2022.

Statements, Videos October 1, 2021May 31, 2022

Lacson Questions Proposed Transfer of P35B in AFP Modernization Fund to SPF

Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson on Friday questioned a proposal of the Department of National Defense (DND) to transfer at least P35 billion from the regular budget of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to the Special Purpose Fund (SPF).

Lacson said such a transfer to the SPF effectively turns the amount into a “lump sum” that will be released only upon the approval of the President.

“You are proposing that P35 billion be transferred from the regular budget to the SPF. Why is that? The SPF is used to augment the regular budget and is released only upon approval of the President. Bakit inaalis nyo sa regular budget (Why do you want to remove it from the regular budget)?” he asked DND Secretary Delfin Lorenzana at the Senate committee hearing on the DND’s proposed budget for 2022.

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