As a taxpayer, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson shares the frustration and anger of fellow Filipino citizens over how their taxes were lost to corruption, including the one behind anomalous flood control projects.
Lacson, who also chairs the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee conducting an investigation on the matter, said Saturday that he continues to follow the evidence that he hopes will lead to the proverbial big fish.
“I understand our citizens’ frustration and anger and I share it. I am also frustrated and angry because we pay our taxes and we see what some corrupt officials did to it,” he said in Filipino in an interview on DWIZ radio.
“There is no other way to go but to ensure a logical conclusion, and the Senate under Senate President Vicente Sotto III through the Blue Ribbon Committee is fully committed to support and complement the mandate of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure to bring to justice all those who must be made to pay for their sins against the Filipino people,” he added. “We are aware that our citizens will not settle for district engineers like the Brice Hernandezes and Henry Alcantaras of this world.”
In Filipino: Taxpayer Ping, Kaagapay sa Galit ng mga Pilipino sa Flood Control Project Mess
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