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Lacson: Cayetano, Allies Should Have Filed SC Petition Earlier

Disgraced ex-Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano and his allies should have filed much earlier their petition to the Supreme Court to restore themselves to power, so the high court would have enough time to study and rule on it, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Tuesday.

Lacson said filing the petition on the eve of the special session called by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. smacked of yet another desperate dirty trick by Cayetano to exercise “authority” as Senate President.

“Disgraced ex-SP Cayetano should have done that earlier to give the Court sufficient time to study and rule on the issue now being raised before the Court. Instead, he chose to file it at the last minute or a day before the special session called by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., which intended to tackle pending priority measures and the CA to tackle the confirmation of AFP officers and DFA officials, including a formal election of Senate President Pro Tempore and Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian,” he said.

“Is he trying to dig deeper in his bag of dirty tricks to create a scene tomorrow by invoking that pending action by the Supreme Court on his petition, he may still exercise his authority as Senate President?” he added.

In Filipino: Lacson: Dapat Mas Maagang Inihain ni Cayetano at Kaalyado ang Petisyon sa Korte Suprema

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Lacson: Majority Prepared for Disgraced Ex-SP Cayetano’s Dirty Tricks at Senate Special Session

The Senate majority bloc led by Senate President Pro Tempore and acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian is ready for any dirty tricks that disgraced ex-Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano may attempt during the Senate’s special session, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Sunday.

Lacson said that while everyone except Cayetano and a handful of his allies recognize Gatchalian as the Senate’s leader, Cayetano has shown he is capable of doing anything to preserve his “power.”

“Members of the majority bloc are ready with contingencies in case he makes a scene. We have discussed measures that I am not at liberty to divulge. I have emphasized to the majority bloc to not underestimate him because he is capable of dirty tricks. He doesn’t care about the institution, he only cares about himself,” he said in English and Filipino in an interview on DZBB radio.

In Filipino: Lacson: Mayorya, Handa sa Anumang Maruming Balak ni Disgrasyadong Ex-SP Cayetano sa Senate Special Session

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Lacson: No Confusion in Senate Chain of Command Under Gatchalian-Led Majority

Senate employees should no longer have any doubt as to whom they should follow as the Gatchalian-led majority bloc has been duly recognized by the Civil Service Commission and other relevant authorities, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said late Tuesday.

Lacson said this recognition enjoyed by the majority led by Senate President Pro Tempore and acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian only underscores that “orders” from the minority led by disgraced ex-Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano are meant to sow confusion.

“Maliwanag naman sa atin kung sinong kinikilala ng Malacanang, ng House of Representatives, ng Civil Service Commission, ng IBP, at kung ano-ano pa ang mga grupo, kung sinong kinikilala talaga na liderato sa Senate (It is clear whose leadership Malacanang, the House of Representatives, the Civil Service Commission and Integrated Bar of the Philippines and other groups recognize),” he said in an interview on DZMM radio.

In Filipino: Lacson: Walang Kalituhan sa Chain of Command ng Senado sa Ilalim ng Gatchalian-Led Majority

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Lacson: Security Concerns Loom as Destabilizers Fan ‘Frustration’ Amid National Crisis, Senate Power Play

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson voiced concern on Tuesday that growing frustration within the armed services could pose a risk if it is exploited by unscrupulous and power-hungry destabilizers.

Lacson cited “sketchy and raw” information reaching him indicating the potential threat stemmed from the power play in the Senate, as well as the flood control anomalies, inflation and rising oil prices, among others.

“As per information, though still sketchy and raw, the level of frustration within the armed services has reached up to battalion and regional levels,” he said.

In Filipino: Lacson, Nagbabala sa Banta sa Seguridad Habang Pinalalala ng mga Destabilizer ang ‘Frustration’ sa Gitna ng Pambansang Krisis at Senate Power Play

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LET THE WHOLE SENATE STAND WITH MINDANAO: New Majority to Donate One-Month Salary to Relief Efforts, Invites Minority to Do the Same

Members of the Senate majority bloc have taken steps to help victims of the magnitude-7.8 quake that devastated parts of Mindanao on Monday – and invited their colleagues from the minority to join them in this effort.

“The Senate New Majority stands with the families and communities in Mindanao who are now facing the painful work of rescue, relief, rebuilding and recovery after the powerful earthquake,” they said in a statement.

They said that they have agreed to donate one month’s salary to help those affected by the disaster.

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