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Lacson Lauds DFA Secretary Lazaro’s Quiet Diplomacy Securing Safe Passage Through Hormuz

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Friday lauded Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro for ensuring through quiet diplomacy the safe passage of Philippine-flagged vessels, energy shipments and Filipino seafarers through the Strait of Hormuz.

Lacson underscored the deal’s importance as he noted that the route is used by vessels that deliver 80 to 100 percent of the Philippines’ oil imports.

“Our commendation and gratitude to DFA Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro for quietly and efficiently negotiating with Iran to allow passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz that deliver 80% to 100% of the Philippines oil imports,” he said in a post on X.

In Filipino: Lacson, Pinuri ang ‘Quiet Diplomacy’ ni DFA Secretary Lazaro sa Pagtitiyak ng Ligtas na Pagdaan sa Hormuz

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Lacson: Pray that the World Will Survive ‘Trump-26’

We survived Covid-19. Now we must pray to survive Trump-26.

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said this on Wednesday as Filipinos continue to face economic difficulties due to the conflict in the Middle East, which he said is due in large part to Trump’s “whimsical arrogance in treating even the US’ long time allies.”

“Only a few years ago, we outlived the coronavirus, also known as Covid-19. Pray that the world will survive Trump-26,” he said on X.

In Filipino: Lacson: Manalangin na Maligtas ang Mundo sa ‘Trump-26’

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Lacson: Trump’s Brinkmanship Backfires, Deepens PH Crisis

No thanks to US President Donald Trump’s backfiring brinkmanship, the Philippines is in crisis as is the rest of the world, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson lamented Tuesday.

Lacson said Trump should be held to account for his actions not only by the whole world but by his own country, the United States.

“The Philippines is in crisis along with the rest of the world because President Trump’s brinkmanship did not work. In fact, it has boomeranged. He should be held to account by the whole world, including his own country, the USA,” he said on X.

In Filipino: Lacson: Pumalyang Pagpopostura ni Trump, Nagpalala ng Krisis sa Pilipinas

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On the 19% Tariff on PH Goods in New PH-US Trade Agreement

Image from: The Globe and Mail

19% vs 0% tariffs is definitely not the most fair deal between decades-old friends or allies like the United States and the Philippines.

If I may add, it is the worst insult that a host can throw at his guest. It is time for us to look for other trade partners.

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Ping Lacson: ‘Unprecedentedly Dangerous’ US Attack on Iran Nuclear Facilities May Trigger World War

Senator-elect Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Monday voiced concern that the Trump administration’s “unprecedentedly dangerous” bombing of nuclear facilities in Iran may trigger a world war.

Lacson also said he trusts that Philippine authorities have in place the needed evacuation and contingency plans for more than two million Filipinos deployed in the Middle East who may be affected by the conflict.

“US President Trump’s unprecedentedly dangerous move to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s highly fortified nuclear facilities, if not as factual as he had described it could trigger a world war on a scale nobody has ever witnessed or read about,” Lacson said on X.

In Filipino: Ping Lacson: US Attack sa Nuclear Facilities ng Iran, Maaaring Maging Mitsa ng World War

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