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Lacson: Proper Handling, Forensic Tools Crucial to Authenticating Digital Evidence in AI Age

Proper handling and use of forensic tools are crucial to authenticating digital evidence in court, particularly amid growing concerns over artificial intelligence (AI)-generated and manipulated content, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson stressed Wednesday.

During his interpellation of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agent John Mark Calilung in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Lacson said this should also apply to the recording of the Vice President’s online press conference that he authenticated.

“I’m not here to question the authenticity, I just want to be assured dahil sabi ko nga kanina pagka sa AI napakahirap talaga almost impossible to distinguish it from the original video or source (I’m not here to question the authenticity. I just want to be assured because with AI, it’s almost impossible to distinguish a tampered video from the original video or source),” Lacson said.

In Filipino: Lacson: Tamang Pangangasiwa Mahalaga sa Pagpapatunay ng Digital na Ebidensya sa Panahon ng AI

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Lacson Commends Fellow Senator-Judges for Keeping Cool Amid Colleague’s ‘Lectures’

As the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte entered its third day Wednesday, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson commended his fellow senator-judges for keeping their cool amid the lengthy “lectures” from one of their colleagues.

Lacson underscored the importance of exercising restraint and maintaining composure amid such repeated pontificating from the senator-judge since the impeachment trial started last Monday.

“Day 3: I commend my fellow senator-judges for keeping our cool and not engage a colleague who has been lecturing us since Day 1 of the impeachment trial, as if being not members of the bar, we will be less judicious in rendering fair judgment,” Lacson said on X.

In Filipino: Lacson, Pinuri ang Kapwa Senator-Judges sa Pagiging Mahinahon sa Kabila ng Pagle-Lecture ng Kasamahan

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Lacson: Impeachment Court Won’t Be Above the Law in Deciding What to Do with ‘BIR Green Box’

The Impeachment Court trying the case of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio will not and cannot be above the law in deciding what to do with the “BIR Green Box” containing the Vice President’s tax records, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson stressed Sunday.

Lacson said the disposition of the Vice President’s sealed Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) income tax return (ITR) records must be governed solely by the law and existing jurisprudence.

“The decision on the status of the sealed BIR ITR records will be dictated by law and existing jurisprudence. The Impeachment Court will not and cannot be above the law. No one else is,” he said on X.

In Filipino: Lacson: Impeachment Court, Hindi Pwedeng Mangingibabaw sa Batas sa Pagpapasya Tungkol sa ‘BIR Green Box’

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Lacson: Alex Eala a Much-Needed Detoxifier, Unifier of the Nation

On the eve of the start of the potentially divisive impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, the nation received a much-needed dose of inspiration and unity from tennis sensation Alex Eala, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Sunday.

Lacson thanked Eala for lifting the Filipino spirit after she made history as the first Filipino player to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam singles tournament, highlighted by her dethroning of Iga Swiatek.

“She is the detoxifier that our country’s highly toxic atmosphere needs and an influential unifier of a deeply divided nation. Thank you Alex Eala for lifting the Filipino spirit. God bless you and the Philippines,” Lacson said on X.

In Filipino: Lacson: Alex Eala, ‘Detoxifier’ at Tagapagbuklod na Kailangan ng Bansa

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Lacson: Impeachment Court Not Meant to Safekeep ‘BIR Green Box’

The Impeachment Court trying the case of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio is not meant to safekeep the so-called “BIR Green Box” containing the Vice President’s tax records, and may thus return it to the House prosecution team, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Saturday.

Lacson said the Impeachment Court cannot even decide on whether to open the box – much less unseal it – and may even risk being cited for grave abuse of discretion if it does so.

“One of the things we agreed upon in Friday’s senators’ caucus was to return the box because keeping it in our custody will violate the law. It is not the Impeachment Court or any court’s role to unseal it,” he said in a mix of English and Filipino in an interview on DZMM radio.

“Sen. Francis Escudero is right in saying the Impeachment Court has no business safekeeping the evidence because it is a court – unless it is presented and admitted as evidence before the court by the prosecution or defense,” he added.

In Filipino: Lacson: Hindi Tungkulin ng Impeachment Court na Mag-Safekeep ng ‘BIR Green Box’

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