Independent presidential candidate, Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson. Photo from Lacson-Sotto media bureau
MANILA, Philippines — Independent presidential candidate, Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, acknowledged a Boholano for his passion for scrutinizing the yearly national budget. Lacson, credited to have saved at least P300 billion in taxpayers’ money from corruption, said it was Jagna Mayor Joseph Rañola who “ignited’ his interest in studying the budget – and ferreting out irregular if not corruption-marred entries in the government’s spending plan.“The Filipino people owe it to him na may Sen. Lacson sa Senado na nagtitiyaga at nagkakalkal ng budget,” he said,” he said at the start of a meeting with sectoral groups in Tagbilaran, Bohol.
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