Panfilo Lacson
Panfilo "Ping" Lacson Morena, Sr. ( born June 1, 1948 in Imus, Cavite ) is a former Director General of the Philippine National Police ( PNP) and politician who is a member of the Senate since 2001.
Life
Climb to the head of the PNP
After visiting the Bayang Luma Elementary School and the High School of Imus Institute, he began in 1964 to study philosophy at the Lyceum of the Philippines University, and this study in 1967 with a Bachelor of Arts ( AB Philosophy) from. He then joined the Philippine Military Academy (PMA ) and, after completion of training there in 1971 with a Bachelor of Science ( B.Sc.) officer of the Philippine Constabulary and was until 1986 the Metrocom Intelligence and Security Group at.
In 1986, he became an officer of the Integrated Operations Group police to combat car hijacking (Integrated National Police Anti- Carnapping Task Force), before 1988-1989 Commander of the PNP in the province of Isabela. Then he was up to February 1992, commander of the police unit METRODISCOM in Cebu and after a brief period between February and July 1992, commander of the PNP in the province of Laguna. Upon completion of this activity, he was from 1992 to 1995 chief of the Presidential Crime Commission ( Presidential Anti- Crime Commission), before 1996 short-term use as a ladder of a police special project called Alpha found. During this time he also completed a postgraduate course in political science at the University of the City of Manila, he holds a Master of Science (M.Sc. Government Management) graduated in 1996.
Between 1998 and 2001, chief of the Presidential task force against organized crime ( Presidential Anti- Organized Crime Task Force). Last Ping Lacson was also from November 1999 to January 2001 Director General of the PNP and thus head of the Philippine police.
Political career
First term as senator and presidential candidate
After his retirement, he became involved in politics and was first elected at the elections in May 2001 as a candidate of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP ) for senator. Shortly after his election, he put several bills such as the Anti- Money Laundering Control Act of 2001 against money laundering, the Alternative Youth Training Course as a supplement for the training of students at the College and the Anti- Human Trafficking Act of 2001 against human trafficking. Between 2004 and 2007, Lacson was also Chairman of the Senate Committee on Civil Service and Government remodeling ( Committee on Civil Service and Government Reorganization ).
On 10 May 2004, he candied in the presidential election for the office of President of the Philippines. However, he took it after the election winner Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo ( 39.99 percent) and Fernando Poe Jr. ( 36.51 percent), with 10.88 percent of the vote, only the third place in the five-strong field of candidates.
Second term as Senator and murder allegations
In the Senate elections in May 2007, Lacson was re-elected and thus belongs to the Senate for another six-year election period to 2013. Between 2007 and 2010 he was chairman of the Senate committees on accounts ( Committee on Accounts ), for ways and means ( Committee on Ways and Means ) and Ethics ( Committee on Ethics ).
Mid-2008 was made allegations against him, that he was the man behind a double murder of publicist Salvador " Bubby " Dacer and his driver in 2000. Dacer Lacson accused previously to have earned a fortune in illegal stock market transactions. After about interviews of alleged witnesses as the former senior police officers (Police Senior Superintendent ) Cezar Mancao and Reynaldo Berroya, a later Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Transport, came in the newspapers The Philippine Star and Philippine Daily Inquirer, Lacson waived in July 2009 on a candidacy in the presidential elections in May 2010. on 5 January 2010, he left the Philippines and flew to Hong Kong, after which the Regional criminal Court of Manila on February 5, 2010 issued arrest warrant against him. On 12 February 2010 it came to the issue of an international alert for Interpol. On 3 February 2011 the Court of Appeals ( Court of Appeals ) reversed the charge of murder and justified this by saying that the main witness Mancao not credible and is trustworthy. After the judgment becomes final Lacson returned to the Philippines on March 26, 2011.
In the current 15th Congress Senator Lacson is again Chair of the Senate Committee on accounts, as well as for National Defence and Security ( Committee on National Defense and Security).