Lacson vows to remove undeserving gov’t officials
PRESIDENTIAL candidate Panfilo “Ping” Lacson of Partido Reporma promised to immediately remove unqualified or undeserving government officials from their posts the moment he is elected President in the May 2022 elections.
Lacson made special mention of non-performing political appointees saying this is a form of thievery not only of the nation’s coffers but also of opportunities that could go to more deserving Filipinos.
As he expressed readiness and preparedness to lead the country if given the mandate, the Partido Reporma chairman and standard bearer said he will accept whatever fate bestows upon him in the upcoming polls.
The veteran lawmaker said he would have no regrets devoting his professional life in public service.
In his conversation with broadcast journalist Mike Abe over DZAR on Tuesday, Lacson said: “Ako naman ang attitude ko, kung manalo ako, naka-ready ako; prepared ako na magsilbi. ‘Yung gagamitin ko ang aking pinag-aralan sa PMA (Philippine Military Academy), ‘yung courage, integrity, loyalty.”
A former top cop, Lacson stressed that “palakasan” and “padrino” (nepotism and patronage) systems still prevail in appointing officials to head government agencies — a system he vowed to break once he earns the people’s nod to lead the country.
The longtime public servant said it was important to match an official’s skills with the position he or she was taking on, so that the plans and solutions the official will prepare will truly solve the prevailing problems of the agency he or she will be appointed to.
“Minsan may balasubas pa (na) sa halip na pag-aralan ‘yung trabaho niya, pag-aaralan naman paano kikita,” said Lacson, referring to officials who don’t perform their duties properly.
Lacson said the principle of leadership by example must still prevail in government, because leaders cannot say one thing and do something else.
“No one will believe you that way,” said the Partido Reporma chief, who is campaigning on a platform of eradicating corruption and crime as well as fixing the government so Filipinos can have better lives and a better future.
