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Lacson: Flood Control Master Plan Must Survive Changes in Administration

Any flood control master plan being crafted must not only be technically comprehensive but also be designed to span multiple administrations, ensuring continuity despite changes in government, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson stressed on Wednesday.

Lacson made the call after noting that the master plans of previous administrations were often discarded by the successors, leaving ordinary Filipinos to continue suffering from the effects of flooding.

“Dapat may continuity, multi-administration. Dapat nagko-cross ng administrations ang plano kung ito’y maayos. Pwede siguro mag modify, mag-adapt sa bagong sitwasyon sa pagbabago ng panahon, pero nandiyan ang basic master plan kung paano tutugunan ang problema ng pagbaha (There should be continuity and the master plan should be multi-administration in scope. It must be designed to cross administrations. Minor modifications can be made over time to adapt to new situations, but the core of the basic plan must remain),” he said in an interview on DZBB radio.

In Filipino: Lacson: Flood Control Master Plan, Dapat May ‘Continuity’ at ‘Multi-Administration’

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Lacson, Staff Begin Scrutiny of Proposed 2027 Budget Amid Senate’s Tight Schedule

Despite the Senate’s tight schedule due to the ongoing impeachment trial, regular plenary sessions and expected committee hearings on matters referred to his committees, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson and his staff have begun scrutinizing the proposed P7.2-trillion budget for 2027.

Lacson said that, as in past years, he and his staff would closely examine the National Expenditure Program (NEP) to ensure that no traces of “pork,” including questionable, useless and wasteful items, would make it to the proposed budget.

“Sa ngayon, sinisimulan na namin ng staff na i-scrutinize ang NEP kasi na-transmit na ito. Pinasisimulan namin kalkalin o i-scrutinize ang NEP para sa 2027 budget (As of now, my staff and I have started scrutinizing the NEP after it was transmitted to both houses of Congress. We have started poring through the NEP in preparation for deliberations on the proposed budget for 2027),” he said in an interview on DZBB radio.

In Filipino: Lacson, Staff Sinimulan ang Pagsusuri sa Panukalang 2027 Budget sa Kabila ng Masikip na Iskedyul ng Senado

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Lacson: COA Has Authority to Inspect Vaults Containing Records on Persons Behind Aliases

The Commission on Audit (COA) has the authority to inspect the vaults containing classified records and supporting documents related to confidential and intelligence operations when circumstances so demand, Senator-Judge Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Wednesday.

Lacson cited COA’s Joint Memorandum Circular 2015-01, which provides that classified details and supporting documents of transactions kept in an agency’s vault may be inspected by the COA’s Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Unit (ICFAU) “if circumstances so demand.”

He cited the provision during his questioning of state auditor Xylene del Campo on whether the presence of numerous aliases in confidential and intelligence fund transactions could have warranted an inspection of the vault.

“Kung maraming aliases na nagdududa kayo, di ba natural lang, logically iisipin nyo na ma-inspection nga ang vault kung totoong tao ang nasa likod ng aliases (If you encounter many aliases and you harbor doubts, isn’t it natural and logical to inspect the vault to see if real people are behind the aliases)?” he said.

In Filipino: Lacson: COA, May Awtoridad na Siyasatin ang mga Vault na Naglalaman ng mga Record ng mga Taong Nasa Likod ng mga Alias

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Lacson: PRA Starts Process to Forfeit Illegally Reclaimed Taguig Land for National Government

The Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) has started the process that could lead to the forfeiture in favor of the national government of several hectares of illegally reclaimed land on the Taguig side of Laguna Lake, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Sunday.

Lacson said the PRA has confirmed his and his team’s initial findings that the Taguig City government had not secured a single permit required to undertake the reclamation.

“They are moving toward an investigation that would lead to a PRA board resolution to start the process toward forfeiture proceedings. If reclamation is undertaken without a permit from the PRA, which is the agency mandated to regulate reclamation and issue the necessary permits, the logical conclusion is that the land should be forfeited in favor of the national government. And the PRA confirmed that there was not a single permit,” he said in English and Filipino in an interview on DZBB radio.

“The reclaimed land may be benefiting residents, as former Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano claims, but the proper procedures and laws still have to be followed, including securing the necessary permits. The PRA said the city government did not secure a single permit,” he added.

In Filipino: Lacson: PRA, Sinimulan na ang Proseso para I-Forfeit sa Pambansang Gobyerno ang Ilegal na Ni-Reclaim na Lupa sa Taguig

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Lacson: Evidence Shows Disgraced Ex-SP Cayetano Virtually Controls DPWH Operations in Taguig

Evidence shows disgraced ex-Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano virtually controls Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) operations and other related activities in his bailiwick of Taguig City. And district engineers are unable to act – or keep their posts – if they acted without his approval, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson bared Friday.

“Ang kalakaran sa Taguig virtually controlled ng isang tao. Walang makakagalaw doon na hindi alam ni Cayetano. Yan ang kalakaran (DPWH operations in Taguig are virtually controlled by one person. No one can move without Cayetano’s knowledge. That’s the way it works),” Lacson said in interviews on DZBB and True FM radio.

In Filipino: Lacson: Ayon sa Ebidensiya, Halos Kontrolado ni Disgrasyadong Ex-SP Cayetano ang DPWH Operations sa Taguig

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