Lacson sumusuporta sa 60-40 joint gas exploration kasama ang China

Nag-eendorso si Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson ng 60-40 joint oil at gas exploration agreement sa West Philippine Sea kasama ang China upang tugunan ang fuel supply shocks mula sa Middle East conflict. Iginiit niya na anumang deal ay dapat sumunod sa 60-40 ownership limit ng 1987 Constitution. Hinikayat din niya ang gobyerno na humingi ng aksyon laban sa energy sector abuses.

Sa panayam sa radyo dzBB kahapon, sinabi ni Lacson na suportado niya nang buong-buo ang joint venture sa Beijing sa resource-rich waters ng West Philippine Sea. "Oo. Four-square behind, I am supporting it. It would otherwise be a wasted opportunity. We will become rich there," aniya. Idinagdag niya na mahalaga na malinaw na isulat sa agreement ang 60-40 sharing, na magpapatunay ng pagkilala ng China sa soberanya ng Pilipinas.

Pinahihimok din ng senador ang executive branch na gumamit ng emergency powers laban sa hoarding at profiteering, batay sa Oil Industry Deregulation Act at iba pang batas. Hiniling niya ang update sa aksyon laban sa mga gas station na ilegal na nagtaas ng presyo nang walang approval mula sa DOE o ERC.

Tumalungso naman si dating Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares, na ihinahambing ito sa unconstitutional 2005 Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking. "Joint exploration is being repackaged as a solution to high energy costs, but the reality is that China uses these deals to normalize its illegal presence," sabi niya.

Samantala, pinaiindigan ni Lacson ang pagkaantala ng tax relief mula sa RA 12316 na epektibo Abril 12 dahil sa one-month monitoring. Tinanggihan niya ang VAT suspension na maaaring magkakahalaga ng P320 bilyon, at imbis na rito, gamitin ang P230 bilyon unobligated funds para sa transport at low-income sectors. Bukod dito, naghain si Sen. Imee Marcos ng SB 2005 upang bawasan ang income tax.

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