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Ping Lacson Reminds PNP to Remain Apolitical During Election Period

Stay apolitical. This was the reminder of independent senatorial candidate and former Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson to the police force as the May 12 midterm elections draw closer.

Lacson said that while there is nothing keeping police personnel from becoming friends with candidates, their priority is to maintain peace and order, and to stay away from partisan politics.

“Remain apolitical. That is the rule of the PNP, that when there is an election or other political exercise, they should not take sides,” he said in an interview on DZRH radio, when asked what advice he would give the PNP, which he headed from 1999 to 2001.

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Ping Lacson’s LGU-Empowering Proposal Gets Vilma Santos’ Support

Independent senatorial candidate Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson’s proposal to empower local government units (LGUs) by giving them a one-percent rebate on their Value-Added Tax collections has gained a super fan.

Lacson said former Batangas Rep. Vilma Santos-Recto, who is running for governor in the 2025 local elections, was happy with the idea of a rebate that would go to development, infrastructure and livelihood programs.

“Former Rep. Vilma Santos, who is running for governor, was very happy with the proposal,” he said in Filipino, in an interview on DZRH Thursday afternoon.

“She jokingly told me she would take care of Sec. Recto and lobby with him every night to not oppose the proposal because it is very sound,” he added.

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