(PhilHealth), which he said was spending beyond its means while its higher-ups “seem to turn a blind eye” to the corruption in their system.Īs Partido Reporma chief, he has made it a point to listen to the people’s problems and find solutions to them through the party’s “Online Kumustahan” series of dialogues with local government officials and organizations across the country. This is apart from his past advocacies on the pork barrel, his exposure of the “tara” (payoff) system at the Bureau of Customs, and his detailing of the conflict of interest between the Department of Health and the state run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. Smuggling, which not only denies the government billions in tax income but also depresses local prices of fruits and vegetables (thus cutting into local vendors’ profits) and deprives local farmers full earnings for all their hard work. In the Senate, he and his running mate, Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, recently pointed the spotlight on agricultural If it is my fate to catch more, with much authority and power, I will not stop until they’re finished.” In a tweet on his account, he explained: “I have practically spent my 50 years in public service chasing thieves both in the streets and in the government. The longtime public servant wasn’t merely referring to petty criminals who prey on people on street corners, but to unscrupulous businessmen who evade taxes or smuggle goods-and to corrupt government officials who continue to raid the national coffers and make life difficult for Filipinos.
Sa 2022, kung magtutulong-tulong tayo, ang pagnanakaw, tapos. In a short New Year’s message on video, Lacson embodied his crime-fighting persona when he declared: “Ang dami pa ring magnanakaw-sa kanto, sa negosyo, sa gobyerno.
Partido Reporma chairman and standard-bearer Panfilo “Ping” Lacson vowed Friday to put an end to “thieves” in 2022 once he is voted into office.
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