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Flooded Gates of Hell: Privilege Speech on Corruption Involving Flood Control Projects

Mr. President, esteemed colleagues, I rise today on a matter of personal and collective privilege.

BEFORE I START MR. PRESIDENT AND WITH THE INDULGENCE OF OUR DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES – LET ME PUT THIS ONE ISSUE AWAY FIRST. THE USEC THAT I MENTIONED TO HAVE OFFERED OUR SENATE PRESIDENT TO MAKE “INSERTIONS” IN THE 2026 NEP VEHEMENTLY DENIED IT TO HER NEW BOSS, DPWH SEC VINCE DIZON, AND TO HIS FACE AT THAT – WAS ACTUALLY LYING THROUGH HER TEETH. DAPAT ALAM NIYA NA HINDI AKO BASTA NAGSASALITA NANG WALANG KATIBAYAN.

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Flooded Gates of Corruption: Privilege Speech on Flood Control Projects

Mr. President, my distinguished colleagues, I rise on a matter of personal and collective privilege — to uncover schemes surrounding a systemic problem in our country – one that submerges our nation not just in flood waters, but in depths of corruption.

In the course of our research and investigation, we encountered several words – their meanings, we could not find in the dictionary. So we looked somewhere else. Alas! We found them – in the ‘corruptionary’.

We have a saying: A leaky roof today is a ruined home tomorrow.

Fortunately, President Bongbong Marcos himself has taken decisive steps to plug the leaky roof as a determined follow-through on his striking rebuke and appeal to conscience with his resounding admonition: “Mahiya naman kayo!”.

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Privilege Speech on the National Vaccination Program

Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, I rise before you on a matter of collective and personal privilege.

Looking back to last week’s Committee of the Whole 2-day hearings, I couldn’t help but think that we’ve been had. Instead of having the information needed to aid us in our legislative work mainly because some people in the panel of our resource persons who are in charge of the vaccine program were not forthright and honest in their responses to the questions raised by the members of this august chamber.

Nevertheless, we find comfort from the wise words of Winston Churchill, who said and I quote: “Truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it and ignorance may deride it, but, in the end, there it is.”

At the center of the firestorm that had almost consumed the two-day long hearings and had consumed us the most was the Sinovac vaccine for a number of reasons.

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At a Glance: PhilWealth and Department of Wealth

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“Here’s the paradox: the financial health of PhilHealth is fast deteriorating, and in fact, in a state of coma. The policies in place engender fraud and corruption and the crooks exploit the system.” – Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson, in his privilege speech on July 29, 2019

Related:
Privilege Speech: PhilWealth and Department of Wealth
A Closer Look: Doctors Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Interview on DZBB: Leadership 101 vs Corruption; Senate Panel Chairmanship | May 30, 2019

In an interview on DZBB, Sen. Lacson answered questions on:
– ‘one-standard’ leadership needed to stamp out corruption
– raising taxes amid ‘continued’ corruption at the Bureau of Customs
– passing on Senate committee to Senator-elect dela Rosa

Quotes from the interview…
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