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May 1, 2010 The Philippines is now third to Iraq and Somalia in terms of violence being committed against journalists and second to Russia as the country with the worst human rights record, Liberal Party senatorial candidate Atty. Alex ‘Pinoy’ Lacson warns, citing a report from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an international watchdog. [...]

May 1, 2010 Government should enforce stricter penalties against companies which are still using underaged Filipino children to work in sweatshops in the Philippines. This, says Liberal Party senatorial candidate Atty. Alex ‘Pinoy’ Lacson, will probably help stem the rise of the number of child laborers in the country. Liberal Party senatorial bet Atty. Alex [...]

April 26, 2010 More than sixty percent of the poorest Filipino families live in the rural areas and Liberal Party senatorial candidate Atty. Alex ‘Pinoy’ Lacson believes that government should extend a bigger budgetary allocation to this sector through modernizing agriculture, promoting education and training, and widening the number of entrepreneurs among the ranks of [...]

April 26, 2010 Malnutrition is rising among the country’s 40 million Filipinos living below the poverty threshold and if government fails to address this, there will surely be a massive impact on the condition of the poor as well as rural communities, warns Liberal Party senatorial candidate Atty. Alex ‘Pinoy’ Lacson. Lacson said it has [...]

April 26, 2010 Delicadeza and law dictate that Justice Secretary Alberto Agra consider the testimony of the new witness who came forward and positively identified ARMM governor Zaldy Ampatuan and his brother Akmad as two of the principal masterminds behind the November 23 massacre in Maguindanao. Liberal Party senatorial candidate Atty. Alex ‘Pinoy’ Lacson likewise [...]

By Roy C. Mabasa Manila Bulletin April 21, 2010 Give the Value Added Tax (VAT) back to the poor. This was according to Liberal Party senatorial bet lawyer Alex ‘Pinoy’ Lacson who said on Tuesday that VAT should be used directly for the intended beneficiaries and that is the poorest of the poor among Filipinos. [...]

April 20, 2010 Liberal Party senatorial bet Atty. Alex ‘Pinoy’ Lacson said that proceeds from the Value Added Tax (VAT) should be put to good use as a revolving fund for specific anti-poverty programs of the government like micro-financing and other programs meant to encourage small entrepreneurship. Lacson noted that government has to look at [...]

By Roy C. Mabasa Manila Bulletin April 20, 2010 The looming water rationing in some parts of Metro Manila is a result of years of government neglect and lack of planning and foresight. This, according to Liberal Party senatorial candidate lawyer Alex “Pinoy” Lacson, as he proposed that the next Congress should study laws and [...]

The Negros Chronicle April 19, 2010 Liberal Party senatorial aspirant Alexander “Pinoy” Lacson today urged the immediate drafting and signing of a national covenant that requires presidential candidates and major political parties to adhere to decency, respect and sensibility in the political campaign for the 2010 presidential polls. Lacson, who has gained national prominence for [...]