Ang tama ay IPAGLABAN. Ang mali ay LABANAN.
From Marlen Ronquillo’s column in The Manila Times: With the leadership of the committee changing hands, from Rodante Marcoleta to Panfilo Lacson, the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has gained both respect and credibility.
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Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Sunday set the record straight on Sen. Rodante Marcoleta’s insinuation that he is meddling in Marcoleta’s work as chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee in looking into the mess involving substandard and ghost flood control projects.
Lacson was referring to Marcoleta’s claim in his television program where he insinuated that Lacson sought to adjust the schedule of the hearing because he did not want him to chair the hearing.
“In his TV program, he was criticizing some of us – myself, Sen. Francis Pangilinan, along with Senate minority leader Vicente Sotto III for proposing the creation of an independent body to investigate flood control anomalies in what he claims to be an attempt to undermine the mandate of the Blue Ribbon Committee which he chairs, and Sen Tulfo, to name a few. To set the record straight, no one is interfering in his work. We all want to have good governance,” Lacson said in Filipino in an interview on DZBB radio.
In Filipino: Lacson Nilinaw ang Pahayag ni Marcoleta Ukol sa Flood Control Mess Probe
Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Thursday took pride in having played a decisive role in stopping the outright dismissal of the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte — a move that would have dealt an irreversible blow to the proceedings.
Lacson made clear that while archiving the complaint renders the impeachment practically dead, it is better than dismissal which removes any means to resuscitate the impeachment should the Supreme Court reverse its decision.
“I take pride in being the one who played a major role in questioning the motion to dismiss. If the motion to dismiss had prevailed, the case would be moot and academic even if the Supreme Court reversed its decision,” he said in Filipino in an interview on DZMM radio.
“I don’t want to take part in proceedings that would effectively kill the Articles of Impeachment. It’s like the Senate is preempting the Supreme Court. But I don’t want to defy the Supreme Court’s initial ruling that the complaint is unconstitutional either, so I abstained,” he added.
In Filipino: Lacson, Malaki ang Ambag sa Paghadlang sa Mosyon para I-Dismiss ang Impeachment Case ni VP Duterte
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Without the words “immediately executory” and the phrase on 25 July 2025 which held among others that the Articles of Impeachment are null and void ab initio and that the Senate did not acquire jurisdiction over the same, I would have voted in favor of the amended motion because I have always maintained that we must respect and not disobey the Supreme Court.
But since there is still a pending motion for reconsideration filed by the House of Representatives through the Solicitor General, I believe that the July 25 ruling is by no means final, until it rules on the motion for reconsideration with finality.
That being said, I would rather wait, not preempt, the final ruling of the High Court.
It is for these reasons that I abstain, Mr. President.
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