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Lacson on Senate Majority Unity in Purging 2027 Budget Bill of ‘Pork’: All Means All!

The Senate majority bloc is backing Senate finance committee chairman Jose Victor “JV” Ejercito’s efforts to purge the proposed 2027 national budget of “unwarranted, whimsical, and corruption-prone items,” and “all means all” as far as their scrutiny is concerned, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Sunday.

Lacson said majority bloc members, including himself, support not only removing questionable allocations from the budget bill but also ensuring transparency in the process of crafting it.

In Filipino: Lacson sa Pagkakaisa ng Senate Majority sa Pagpurga ng ‘Pork’ sa 2027 Budget Bill: All Means All!

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Lacson: No Sacred Cows as Senate Goes ‘Gung-Ho’ on 2027 Budget Review, Reforms

No one will be spared scrutiny in the Senate’s review of the proposed 2027 national budget, not even lawmakers close to the President, as senators adopt a “gung-ho” stance in correcting questionable allocations, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Friday.

Lacson said he and his fellow Senate majority bloc members are fully behind Senate finance committee chairman Jose Victor “JV” Ejercito in addressing the red flags in the House-approved version of the budget bill.

In Filipino: Lacson: Masagasaan ang Masagasaan sa Pagsusuri ng Senado sa 2027 Budget

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Lacson: Sustained Vigilance Needed to Ensure Laws Protect the People, Not Shield the Corrupt

Sustained vigilance is needed to ensure that laws protect the people instead of shielding the corrupt, particularly as Congress deliberates on the proposed 2027 national budget law, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Friday.

Lacson cited the People’s Budget Coalition and its allies for keeping watch over the budget process and flagging unsupported insertions in the House-approved budget bill.

In Filipino: Lacson: Tuloy-Tuloy na Pagbabantay, Kailangan Para Tiyaking Pinoprotektahan ng mga Batas ang Mamamayan, Hindi ang mga Tiwali

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Engaging With Budget Advocacy Groups Strengthens Lacson’s Resolve to Protect Public Funds

Engaging with budget advocacy groups at a hearing last Monday has further strengthened Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson’s resolve to protect public funds, even as the hearing left him torn between despair and hope.

Lacson thanked the CSOs for their passion in helping uphold transparency in the budget process as senators cannot spot all the red flags in the budget bill on their own.

In Filipino: Mga Budget Advocacy Group, Nagpatibay sa Paninindigan ni Lacson na Bantayan ang Pondo ng Bayan

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Lacson Declines ₱5M ‘Allocation Fund’ Offer Made Through Senate Staff

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Saturday disclosed a P5-million “allocation fund” offer from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), which he said was made through his Senate staff earlier this week.

Lacson, who unequivocally rejected the offer, said he will seek clarification on the matter when the proposed 2027 budget of the agency comes up for plenary debate in the Senate in November.

In Filipino: Lacson Tinanggihan ang ₱5M Alok na ‘Allocation Fund’ na Dinaan sa Senate Staff

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