Alice Guo’s tricky answers trait of a ‘trained, smart spy’ – Lacson

John Eric Mendoza 09/09/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo’s tricky answers during Monday’s Senate hearing is a trait of a “trained and smart foreign spy,” according to former Sen. Panfilo Lacson. For the first time since her arrest…

DOH may be ‘underreporting’ on COVID-19 – Lacson

Consuelo Marquez - INQUIRER.net 03/08/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) could be underreporting, although unintentionally, on information about the deadly coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said on Saturday. According to Lacson, underreporting could happen if the DOH…

Lacson: SEA Games fund put in foundation like ‘Napoles case’

Dona Z. Pazzibugan, Marlon Ramos 11/28/2019

MANILA, Philipines — The transfer of P1.5 billion in public funds for the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to a private group headed by Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano was cast in…

BuCor chief confirms release of 3 convicts in Chiong sisters rape-slay case

Christia Marie Ramos - INQUIRER.net 09/02/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Nicanor Faeldon on Monday confirmed that three of the seven men convicted for the rape and murder of sisters Marijoy and Jacqueline Chiong have been released under the good…

Customs corruption

Editorial 08/27/2017

In truth, former mutineer and now former Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon would still remain at his post were it not for that P6.4 billion worth of smuggled drugs that went through under his watch early this year.…

14 senators sign report for Digong emergency powers

12/15/2016

Fourteen senators have signed a committee report on a bill granting President Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers to address the traffic crisis in the country. The 14 are Senators Grace Poe, Loren Legarda, Franklin Drilon, Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan,…

The Espinosa network

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 11/07/2016

Hours after it was reported that Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa was killed in a shootout inside his cell in the Baybay City sub-provincial jail, netizens raised a howl — how could a prisoner fight off 15 policemen…

‘A clear case of EJK’

11/05/2016

Manila, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson is keen to call for a resumption of the just concluded Senate inquiry into the spate of drug-related deaths following Saturday’s killing of drug suspect Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr.,…

Jodi Sta. Maria: ‘I turned to drugs’

Clint Holton Potestas 11/02/2016

YEARS after separating from husband Panfilo Lacson Jr., Jodi Sta. Maria, 34, finally revealed the painful experiences she went through and admitted the addiction that suppressed her emotions. And despite the steady rise of her career in…

LGUs should demand bigger budget, Lacson says

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/02/2015

Former senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson called on Cebu’s mayors to demand a bigger allocation from the national government for their  cities and towns. He spoke last Friday during  a regular meeting of the League of Municipalities of…

No action yet on Ping’s exit

Peter L. Romanillos 12/23/2014

Malacañang said President Aquino has not taken action, as of Monday, on Secretary Panfilo Lacson’s “irrevocable resignation” as the “rehabilitation czar”. Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said President Aquino accepted Lacson’s proposal to place his office’s functions …

Classrooms, day care centers turned over in Daanbantayan, Bantayan

Peter L. Romanillos 10/21/2014

About 229 classrooms and daycare centers were turned over to towns hit by supertyphoon Yolanda in northern Cebu. Panfilo Lacson, Office of the Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery (OPARR) Secretary, witnessed the turn-over by the Ramon…

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