Updated information from the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) shows at least 13 titles covering areas totaling 170 hectares of unauthorized encroachment on the Taguig side of Laguna Lake, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Saturday.
Lacson said the PRA update, based on vetted digital and satellite maps, showed some of the titled areas remain underwater.
In Filipino: Lacson: PRA Nakadiskubre ng 13 Titulo sa 170-Ektaryang Encroachment ng Taguig sa Laguna Lake
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Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson has maintained a consistently low tolerance for corruption throughout his public service – and will not let up in hounding the corrupt.
Lacson reiterated this Thursday as he continues to flag irregularities in the proposed 2027 budget measure, along with corruption behind “ghost” flood control and other infrastructure projects.
In Filipino: Lacson: Mababa Pa Rin ang Tolerance sa Korapsyon, Hindi Tatantanan ang mga Korap
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The “ghost hunt” that Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano mocked has turned up numerous suspected “ghost” slope protection and flood mitigation projects along the Taguig River that the Office of the Ombudsman is now investigating, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Saturday.
Lacson noted Cayetano’s latest social media post insinuating that the investigation into anomalous projects in Taguig was a “ghost hunt” was “true” – but not in the way Cayetano meant it.
In Filipino: Lacson: ‘Ghost Hunt’ na Hirit ni Cayetano, May Totoong ‘Ghost Projects’ na Natuklasan – at Iniimbestiga na ng Ombudsman
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Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson is pushing for a higher 2027 budget and expanded fiscal autonomy for the Office of the Ombudsman similar to the Judiciary Fiscal Autonomy Act (RA 12233), while proposing that a portion of funds restituted to the national government in corruption cases including the flood control scandal be earmarked to augment the agency’s budget.
Lacson raised these proposals Thursday morning during the Senate finance committee’s hearing tackling the Office of the Ombudsman’s proposed budget for 2027.
In Filipino: Lacson, Isinusulong ang Dagdag-Badyet, Pinalawak na Fiscal Autonomy para sa Ombudsman
Continue reading “Lacson Pushes Boost for Ombudsman 2027 Budget, Expanded Fiscal Autonomy”
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To strengthen the Office of the Ombudsman in fulfilling its constitutional mandate to fight corruption, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson has filed a bill creating a law enforcement service that would empower it to effect arrests and detention, searches and seizures in accordance with the law – and said he is prepared to expedite its passage.
Lacson said this is one of the ways to show his “appreciation and sympathy” for the Office of the Ombudsman after seeing the challenges it faces in probing various cases involving flood control, reclamation and other infrastructure projects.
In Filipino: Lacson Bill, Palalakasin ang Anti-Corruption Powers ng Ombudsman sa Pamamagitan ng Marshall Service
Continue reading “Lacson Bill Strengthens Ombudsman’s Anti-Corruption Powers with Marshall Service”
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