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Ping Lacson: Legislated Wage Hike Must be ‘Inflation-Based’

Any legislated wage hike must be “inflation-based” while balancing the welfare of workers and of the country’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), former Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said.

Lacson said any legislated wage hike must also give the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) room to determine the wage adjustments.

“First, the wage adjustment must be based on the inflation rate in a given area. And regional wage boards must have leeway. We cannot have an across-the-board hike of P200 because employers in some areas may not be able to handle it,” he said in Filipino on DZBB’s “Ikaw na Ba: The Senatorial Interviews.”

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Ping Lacson: Intelligence Funds Only to Mandated Line Agencies

Intelligence funds should be given only to the line agencies involved in intelligence work because they have the needed training to use such funds, former Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson stressed Monday.

Lacson, in an interview on DZBB’s “Ikaw Na Ba? The Senatorial Interviews,” said other agencies that need intelligence inputs or information may tap the services of these agencies.

“I think intelligence funds should be given to the intelligence community. Line agencies needing intelligence information can tap them because they do not have the needed training to conduct intelligence operations,” he said in Filipino.

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Ping Lacson: EO Strengthening Regional Development Councils to Make Budget More Responsive

An executive order strengthening the Regional Development Councils can be a big help in making the yearly budget more responsive to the needs and priorities of local government units, former Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Monday.

Lacson said Executive Order 82, which aims to accelerate socio-economic development in all regions by adding agencies as new members, aligns with his advocacy for the equitable distribution of funds in the national budget, especially to the local government units (LGUs).

“I am glad President Marcos signed EO 82, strengthening the RDC and adding its membership to 18 agencies,” he said in Filipino, in an interview on DZBB’s “Ikaw Na Ba? The Senatorial Interviews.”

“Who else would know better the needs and priorities of constituents but the local government units?” he added.

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Interview on IKAW NA BA? The Senatorial Interviews

On Ikaw na Ba: The Senatorial Interviews, former Sen. Ping Lacson answers questions on:
* Confidential and Intelligence funds
* National Budget
* Anti-drug war
* West Philippine Sea
* Legislated wage hike

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