Tag: Rodante Marcoleta

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Lacson: Marcoleta Liable for Indirect Bribery Over Undeclared Campaign Donations

Sen. Rodante Marcoleta may be liable for indirect bribery over his undeclared campaign funds in last year’s senatorial elections, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Tuesday.

Lacson noted that Marcoleta’s attempts to explain his failure to disclose his campaign contributors in his Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) smack of admission against interest.

He added that while Marcoleta and his legal team claimed he received the contributions before he became a candidate, he was still a public official at the time – a representative of SAGIP party list in the House.

In Filipino: Lacson: Maaaring Managot si Marcoleta sa Indirect Bribery Dahil sa Hindi Idineklarang Campaign Donations

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Lacson Defends Blue Ribbon Committee’s Institutional Processes Against Marcoleta’s ‘Pagbibida-Bida’

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Tuesday defended the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s institutional processes against the “pagbibida-bida” (know-it-all actions) of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta on the committee’s investigation into the flood control scandal.

In a privilege speech, Lacson, who chairs the Blue Ribbon Committee, refuted what he called Marcoleta’s “tirades and prevarications in and out of the Senate” targeting him.

“Much as I would like to abide by what my elders had taught me that “silence is the best response to nonsense,” I am constrained to take the floor to set the record straight and correct the prevarications spewed on this very floor by one of our colleagues, namely Senator Rodante Marcoleta,” he said.

“Like on many past occasions, I could have effortlessly dismissed Senator Marcoleta’s statements, as I refuse to dignify his ego-driven provocations. But when the attacks shift from professional to obsessively personal, I must shut the whole political circus down – firmly, completely, and without ambiguity,” he added.

In Filipino: Lacson, Binoljak si Marcoleta sa Pagbibida-Bida sa Blue Ribbon Probe

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Privilege Speech on the Claims of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta

Mr. President, distinguished Majority Leader, thank you for allowing me to have the floor on a matter of personal and collective privilege.

Much as I would like to abide by what my elders had taught me that “silence is the best response to nonsense,” I am constrained to take the floor to set the record straight and correct the prevarications spewed on this very floor by one of our colleagues, namely Senator Rodante Marcoleta. While in his two recent privilege speeches, he mostly referred to this representation as the “BRC Chairman,” in my manifestation today, I will refer to him by his name.

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Lacson Quotes Chinese Writing in Dismissing Marcoleta Accusations

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Wednesday quoted a Chinese writing in dismissing the allegations made by Sen. Rodante Marcoleta in his privilege speech Tuesday.

Lacson said he chose not to respond to Marcoleta’s repeated accusations over a supposed spliced video, which he already denied.

“Yesterday, I was tempted but chose not to respond. I would have used a language that my colleague may better understand: ‘Xiao chong bu ke yu bing’. It means, ‘You cannot explain ice to a summer insect,’” he said in a post on his X account.

In Filipino: Lacson, Gumamit ng Kasabihang Tsino sa Pagbalewala sa mga Akusasyon ni Marcoleta

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Lacson Debunks Marcoleta’s Claims on Tomas Cloma with Facts

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson let the facts do the talking as he debunked on Tuesday the claims of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta claiming Tomas Cloma did not discover the Kalayaan Island Group in the West Philippine Sea.

During a hearing of the Committee on National Defense earlier Tuesday, Marcoleta had insisted that Cloma did not discover the Kalayaan Islands.

Lacson cited information from the official website of Kalayaan municipality in Palawan showing Cloma indeed discovered the then previously uninhabited islands now known as the Kalayaan Islands.

“Merong hindi pa rin maka move on kay Tomas Cloma. So, eto ang historical facts para matahimik sa rin sa himlayan niya si Tomas Cloma (Some people still cannot move on from Tomas Cloma. Here are the historical facts, so Cloma can be left alone to rest in peace),” he said.

In Filipino: Lacson, Sinopla ang mga Pahayag ni Marcoleta hinggil kay Tomas Cloma sa Pamamagitan ng mga Katotohanan

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