Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson would like to believe that people would see him as a crime-buster and anti-corruption champion in his bid to become the next President of the Philippines. That’s the reputation he thinks he was able to built during his career in the government service
Lacson plans to expand on his initiatives to prevent public money from being lost through corruption as president and bring the government closer to the people. His main advocacy is to give more power to local government units that are closest to the citizens and understand the people’s needs best and are in a better position to respond to their problems more effectively. That’s why he is relying on what he considers a “Mr. Clean” image.
Lacson’s said that by scrutinizing the national budget, P300 billion was saved. He maintains his strong opposition to the pork barrel that had become for legislators a major perk of their jobs, by refusing it.
Among the accomplishments Lacson has listed are the investigations of the P728 million fertilizer scam, the anomalous $329 million contract between the Philippines and China’s ZTE Company, and Payola or bribery in the Bureau of Customs by exposing the TARA list. He also brought to the public’s attention the “Hello Garci” tapes, an attempt at cheating during the 2004 elections.
The former military officer and Philippine National Police (PNP) chief exposed the chopper scam where the government paid brand-new prices for second-hand helicopters. It was during this time that he earned him a trust rating of 78+ percent from the public, the highest rating ever recorded for the position.
Lacson has a video advertisement (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv_HZnGnsow) tat highlights some of his major accomplishments as a senator and former head of PNP.
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