Tag: Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr

Lacson: Existing Budget for VP Impeachment Trial More Than Enough

The remaining budget of about P11 million for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio is more than enough to cover the remaining proceedings, Senator-Judge and Senate accounts committee chairman Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Thursday.

Lacson cited figures from Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian showing a little over P14 million had been spent for the impeachment trial from the P25.7-million continuing appropriation under the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) for the trial.

In Filipino: Lacson: Sapat na Sapat ang Natitirang Pondo para sa Impeachment Trial ng VP

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Lacson: Panelo Should Rectify Misleading Claim that P500M ‘Wasted’ in Impeachment Trial

Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s spokesperson Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr. should rectify his claim that the Senate “wasted” P500 million during the 20 days it tackled two articles in the Vice President’s impeachment trial, Senator-Judge Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Wednesday.

Lacson said Panelo may have made an honest mistake in coming up with the “wasted P500-million” estimate, noting that the P25-million daily figure refers to the Senate’s regular operating expenses as a legislative body, and not the cost of the trial proceedings.

In Filipino: Lacson: Panelo, Dapat Itama ang Maling Pahayag na P500M ‘Nasayang’ Para sa Impeachment Trial

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