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Senator-Judge Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Wednesday flagged what he described as “copy-paste” programs in the Office of the Vice President’s regular budget and in its Confidential and Intelligence Funds (CIF).
Lacson said it was “stupid” to “copy-paste” or use virtually identical program descriptions and physical targets for its regular budget and CIF.
In Filipino: Lacson, Binuking ang Pag-‘Copy-Paste’ ng mga Programa sa Regular na Budget at Confidential-Intelligence Funds ng OVP
A Special Disbursing Officer (SDO)’s job is not merely ministerial, and the officer may be held accountable for questionable cash disbursements involving public funds entrusted to him or her, Senator-Judge Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson stressed Monday.
Lacson made the point while questioning Office of the Vice President SDO Gina Acosta, who confirmed during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte that there were no official receipts for some P75 million in medical and food expenses for the OVP’s confidential activities.
In Filipino: Lacson Nagpaalala sa SDO ng OVP sa Fiduciary Responsibility: Trabaho ng SDO ay Hindi ‘Ministerial’
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio will likely be moved to the afternoon starting in September, Senator-Judge Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Saturday.
Lacson said the prevailing sentiment among members of the Senate majority bloc is to maximize the time for the impeachment trial by holding legislative sessions in the morning and moving the trial to the afternoon and potentially extending it into the evening.
“At least in the majority group, this is the dominating sentiment. We will hold legislative sessions in the morning so the impeachment trial would not be cut short. It is a more practical setup,” he said in English and Filipino in an interview on DWIZ radio.
In Filipino: Lacson: Impeachment Trial, Maaaring Ilipat sa Hapon Simula Setyembre
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Senator-Judge Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Saturday stressed the importance of observing the agreed time limits for senator-judges during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio.
Lacson, who himself observed the two-minute limit for senator-judges to ask questions from witnesses, said adhering to the agreed time limits is a matter of discipline, and would keep the proceedings orderly.
“Kailangan naming ipakita may discipline kami. Pag sinabing two minutes, dapat two minutes (We have to show that we have discipline. When we are given a two-minute limit, we must ask our questions within that limit),” he said in an interview on DZMM radio.
In Filipino: Lacson, Iginiit ang Kahalagahan ng Pagsunod sa Takdang Oras ng mga Senator-Judge
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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