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Lacson to Prioritize Internal Cleansing in Blue Ribbon Committee

An internal cleansing of the Senate’s Blue Ribbon Committee will be one of the priorities of new chairman Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson, aside from immediately buckling down to work and continuing where the former chairman has left off.

Lacson cited the need for an internal cleansing after an alleged staff of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada was linked to a supposed “delivery of obligation” (a.k.a. “lagay” or bribe) during a congressional hearing on Tuesday and was identified by Sen. Estrada as a staff of the Blue Ribbon panel.

“In the House committee hearing today (Tuesday), a Blue Ribbon staff member identified by Sen. Jinggoy Estrada as Beng Ramos was linked to a supposed delivery of obligation aka ‘lagay’ by WJ Construction that was awarded a project by then Bulacan 1st DEO Henry Alcantara,” Lacson said in a post on X.

“Since I am not sure if there is only one Beng Ramos in the Blue Ribbon Committee which I was just elected by my peers to chair, just like (Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary) Vince Dizon, maybe I also need to do a simultaneous internal cleansing while buckling down to work,” he added.

In Filipino: Lacson, Uunahin ang Internal Cleansing sa Blue Ribbon Committee

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Lacson to gov’t: Dig deeper into Alice Guo’s potential risk to national security [Bulletin]

From the Manila Bulletin: Lacson, former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, said he is concerned Guo, also known as Guo Hua Ping, could have the resources to run for congresswoman or even higher office and eventually have the resources to run for Congress or even higher office and have access to sensitive documents in government.

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On the Prospect of Three Dutertes Running for Senator in 2025

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Like the father, the daughter believes that part of wise and smart politics is to confuse and keep them guessing; create an issue that evokes discourse thus accomplishing awareness while getting a glimpse of the pulse of the electorate. That said, I don’t think there is any firm decision made by any of the three Dutertes.

Senate 2025: Three Duterte’s, three Tulfo’s, two Villar’s, two Cayetano’s, two Ejercito-Estrada’s, and the list goes on… because it is what it is – by the people, for the people, of the people.

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Prosecution or Persecution?

I rise again today on a matter of personal and collective privilege.

On several occasions, I took the floor of this august hall on very important issues affecting national interest.

Jose Pidal. Hello Garci. The NBN-ZTE Broadband Deal. The Fertilizer Scam. Jueteng Anomaly. The C5 Extension Road Project Double Appropriation. The Pork Barrel Anomalies. Plus many others, the latest of which talked about Joseph Ejercito- Estrada in “Dalawang Mukha ng Sining.”

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