{"id":144585,"date":"2018-01-08T04:31:49","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T09:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=144585"},"modified":"2025-01-07T04:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T09:00:31","slug":"lacson-lambasts-alvarez-over-slow-senate-remark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/08\/lacson-lambasts-alvarez-over-slow-senate-remark\/","title":{"rendered":"Lacson lambasts Alvarez over &#8216;slow Senate&#8217; remark"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_101257\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101257\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Lacson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101257\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Lacson.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cThe Senate works differently from the House in that we think and act more independently as individual members. Nobody, not the Senate President and even the President of the Republic can dictate on us,\u201d Lacson said.<\/p srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Lacson.jpg 500w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Lacson-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy stendra online <a href=\"https:\/\/drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/stendra.html\">drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/stendra.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy champix online <a href=\"https:\/\/drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/champix.html\">drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/champix.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p>  (Photo: Philippine News Agency)&#8221; width=&#8221;500&#8243; height=&#8221;381&#8243; \/><\/a> \u201cThe Senate works differently from the House in that we think and act more independently as individual members. Nobody, not the Senate President and even the President of the Republic can dictate on us,\u201d Lacson said.<br \/>(Photo: Philippine News Agency)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Senator Panfilo Lacson defended the Senate against the criticisms thrown by House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez who said that the upper chamber renders its tasks, especially in lawmaking, at such a slow pace.<\/p>\n<p>The speaker\u2019s \u201cassault\u201d against the Senate was \u201cat the very least uncalled for and smacks of unparliamentary conduct,\u201d Lacson said in a text message.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out the independence of the Senate and their principle to never allow anyone to influence their decisions, not even those who play bigger roles in the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Senate works differently from the House in that we think and act more independently as individual members. Nobody, not the Senate President and even the President of the Republic can dictate on us,\u201d Lacson said.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time that Alvarez was criticized for demeaning the performance of the Senate and comparing it to the accomplishments of the House of Representatives. 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