Sa pagtatapos ng termino sa Senado ni Senador Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson sa ika-30 ng Hunyo, tila pagbubukas ng isang panibagong kabanata ng buhay naman ang kanyang kinikinita – ang makapag-ambag sa food security ng bansa sa pamamagitan ng pagtahak sa isang agri-aqua business kasama ang ilang kaibigan, kabilang ang dating kalihim ng agrikultura na si Secretary Emmanual “Manny” Pinol.
“I’m just looking at a closed chapter in my life story. I’m now turning a new page with a new chapter. This is my third career. My first career was in law enforcement, then I became a legislator,” ayon kay Lacson sa isang panayam nitong Linggo ng gabi.
After his Senate term ends on June 30, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson is hoping to start the next chapter of his life story – by contributing to food security through a new endeavor.
“I’m just looking at a closed chapter in my life story. I’m now turning a new page with a new chapter. This is my third career. My first career was in law enforcement, then I became a legislator,” Lacson said Sunday evening.
The Lacson-Sotto tandem, with senatoriable Manny Piñol, campaigned in parts of Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental on May 4, 2022. Their schedules include courtesy calls and town hall meetings.
Sen. Ping Lacson, with senatoriables Minguita Padilla and Manny Pinol, visited Masbate and Samar on April 30, 2022. Their schedules included courtesy calls and town hall meetings.
The Lacson-Sotto tandem visited Tarlac and Pangasinan on April 25, 2022, with senatoriable Manny Piñol. Their schedule included courtesy calls and town hall meetings.
The Lacson-Sotto tandem visited Caluya Island, Iloilo City and Sta Barbara, Iloilo on April 20, 2022, with senatoriable Manny Piñol. Their schedule included courtesy calls and town hall meetings.
The Lacson-Sotto tandem visited Bohol and Cebu on April 6, 2022, with senatoriables Minguita Padilla and Manny Piñol. Their schedule included a radio interview in Bohol and a town hall meeting in Cebu.
The Lacson-Sotto tandem visited Romblon on April 4, 2022, with senatoriable Manny Piñol. Their schedule included courtesy calls and a town hall meeting.
The Lacson-Sotto tandem visited Zamboanga Peninsula on March 31, 2022, with senatoriables Minguita Padilla and Manny Piñol. Their schedule included courtesy calls and town hall meetings.
The Lacson-Sotto tandem visited Zamboanga Peninsula on March 31, 2022, with senatoriables Minguita Padilla and Manny Piñol. Their schedule included courtesy calls and town hall meetings.
The Lacson-Sotto tandem visited Zamboanga on March 30, 2022, with senatorial bets Minguita Padilla and Manny Piñol. Their schedule included a courtesy call, a town hall meeting, and meeting local farmers and fisherfolk.
The Lacson-Sotto tandem visited General Santos City on March 24, 2022, with senatoriable Manny Piñol. Their schedule included a dialogue with fishermen and boat operators, courtesy calls, and a town hall meeting. Lacson also announced his resignation from Partido Reporma.
The Lacson-Sotto tandem visited Cotabato on March 23, 2022, with senatoriable Manny Piñol. Their schedule included town hall meetings and courtesy calls on local officials.
Sen. Ping Lacson and Senate President Tito Sotto, along with Sec. Manny Pinol, visited MSMEs in Cavite on March 5, 2022: Cafe Amadeo and Kangkong Chips Farm.
The Lacson-Sotto tandem and some senatorial bets visited various areas in Laguna on Feb. 22, 2022. Their schedule included market tours in Sta. Cruz, Calamba and Biñan; a town-hall event at Santo Angel Sur; call on top provincial officials; and a tour of UPLB Biotech. With them were senatoriables Minguita Padilla, Guillermo Eleazar, Manny Piñol, Gringo Honasan and JV Ejercito.
The Lacson-Sotto tandem and some senatorial bets visited Urdaneta, Pangasinan and Sta. Rosa, Nueva Ecija on Feb. 20, 2022. In Urdaneta, they met with TODA members. In Sta. Rosa, they spoke before farmers.
Isinusulong ni Senador Panfilo Lacson ang malalimang imbestigasyon ng Senado sa isang sindikatong “tong-pats” sa loob ng Department of Agriculture, na makikinabang sa rekomendasyon ng ahensya na ibaba ang taripa at taasan ang minimum access volume (MAV) ng imported na baboy dahil sa African Swine Fever (ASF).
Ito ay makaraang makarating sa kaalaman ng mambabatas ang impormasyong limpak-limpak ang “tong-pats” na nakokolekta ng ilang mapagsamantalang nasa gobyerno, habang malalagay sa alanganin o tuluyan nang pagkamatay ang lokal na industriya ng babuyan sa bansa, bukod pa sa malaking halagang nawawala sa ekonomiya at manganganib ang kalusugan ng publiko.
“We should unmask who is/are behind this scheme no matter how powerful and influential he may be with this administration. I want to see even a whiff of enthusiasm from the President to order the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission and other concerned agencies to investigate, not to mention heed the call of the Senate to disapprove the DA’s recommendation to reduce the tariff and increase the volume of pork importation. Let’s see,” mariing pahayag ni Lacson.
Nakipag-ugnayan na rin ang mambabatas sa pamunuan ng Mataas na Kapulungan kaugnay sa kanyang hangarin.
“I have talked to Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III to have the Senate look into this, so we can get the documents we need. So far, we have received documents from the Bureau of Customs and DA. Still, we need more data to get to the bottom of the anomaly,” paliwanag ni Lacson sa panayam sa TeleRadyo.
Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson pushed Tuesday for a Senate investigation into the activities of a syndicate within the Department of Agriculture that stands to gain billions of pesos in “tong-pats” from the DA’s recommendation to lower tariff rates on – and to increase the minimum access volume (MAV) of – imported pork products due to the severe impact of African Swine Fever (ASF) on the swine industry.
Lacson said the anomalies amount to a triple whammy that threatens to kill our local hog industry while raising health concerns and costing the government forgone revenues.
“We should unmask who is/are behind this scheme no matter how powerful and influential he may be with this administration. I want to see even a whiff of enthusiasm from the President to order the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission and other concerned agencies to investigate, not to mention heed the call of the Senate to disapprove the DA’s recommendation to reduce the tariff and increase the volume of pork importation. Let’s see,” Lacson said.
“I have talked to Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III to have the Senate look into this, so we can get the documents we need. So far, we have received documents from the Bureau of Customs and DA. Still, we need more data to get to the bottom of the anomaly,” he added in an interview on TeleRadyo.
