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Ping Lacson to Remain Independent Fiscalizer Regardless of Senate Affiliations

Regardless of the outcome of the leadership race in the Senate, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson will remain independent and will continue his role as fiscalizer.

In an interview late Wednesday, Lacson pointed out it is not the alignments that is important, but how one stands and fights for the issues one believes in.

“Wherever I will go, I remain independent-minded. Since Day One, my stand on issues has been independent of the majority and the minority. Besides, I have experienced being on both sides,” he said in Filipino in an interview on One News.

“My stand is that I don’t need the pork or perks. So I don’t care if I’m with the majority or minority,” he added.

In Filipino: Ping Lacson Mananatiling Independent Fiscalizer, Anuman ang Magiging Resulta ng Senate Leadership Race

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Lacson To Continue Scrutinizing National Budget In Senate Comeback Bid [One News]

From One News: “Should I be given again the mandate to return to the Senate, I do not have to reinvent myself. I pledge to continue not availing of the pork barrel allocations in any shape or form. I will continue to be a vanguard of the annual national budget to the best of my ability,” Lacson said.

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Ping: Budget and PNP Reforms

In an interview on One News, Ping Lacson answers questions on:
* Budget reform legislation
* Legislation to reform the PNP

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Alice (Guo) in Wonderland?

Alice in Wonderland? She is not Superwoman. She is not Wonder Woman either. She is Guo Hua Ping a.k.a. Alice Leal Guo, a Chinese citizen, an (un)declared billionaire and elected mayor of Bamban, Tarlac. She was issued an arrest order by the Senate for contempt and is being investigated by several government agencies for various criminal activities.

BI now says, she managed to leave PH without passing immigration. She is one lucky woman who relocated from China to “Wonderland”.

Related: The Bizarre Case of Mayor Alice Guo
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On Diverting PhilHealth’s “Unutilized” P89.9B Gov’t Subsidy

Diverting PhilHealth’s “unutilized” P89.9B government subsidy to the Unprogrammed Fund in violation of the Universal Healthcare Act (and maybe the GAA itself) may create some serious security problems than we can imagine.

Related:
Moratorium on Corruption: A Challenge to PhilHealth
Reforming the MUP Pension System: A Position Paper of PMA Class of 1971 Inc.
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