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Lacson on 'disgraced' Cayetano: 'Parang malapit nang bumigay'

Published Jun 20, 2026 02:50 pm

At A Glance

  • Senator Panfilo Lacson mocks Alan Peter Cayetano after his ouster as Senate President, saying Cayetano is on the verge of a meltdown and should not be taken seriously.
  • Lacson pointed to Cayetano's marathon Facebook Live rants, where he attacked fellow senators and questioned the impeachment process.
  • He recalled helping Cayetano in 2007 but now described the latter's 28-day Senate leadership as wasteful and unproductive.
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (Facebook)
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (Facebook)


Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson says he can't help but "pity" erstwhile Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, whom according to him is on the verge of a "meltdown".
This, after Cayetano lost the numbers in the Senate and was formally replaced by newly-installed Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian.
"Kawawa naman. Kung anu-ano na sinasabi. Parang malapit nang bumigay. Sana hindi matuluyang mag meltdown. Ipagdasal natin na huwag makaisip magpatiwakal (I pity him. He's now saying all sorts of things. It seems he's about to break down. I hope it doesn't lead to a full meltdown. Let's pray suicide doesn't cross his mind)," Lacson said in a post on X.
Lacson, who earlier in the 20th Congress served as Senate President Pro Tempore, is part of the Gatchalian bloc.
He further described Cayetano as "disgraced" amd pointed to the latter's rants on his Facebook live.
Lacson has debunked the latest allegations from the increasingly erratic Cayetano, saying he should no longer be taken seriously.
In a speech he posted on his Facebook Live Friday, June 19, Cayetano made new accusations against Lacson and other members of the Senate majority bloc. He called Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente Sotto III and Senator Raffy Tulfo "lapdogs" of President Marcos.
He also called Senator Erwin Tulfo a "lapdog" of Lacson, who he called a "dog" that carries out orders.
"ASO? I WILL NEVER ADMIT THAT. Pero, siya - Kuya Ping ang tawag niya sa akin - matagal na… SELF-ADMISSION yata ang tawag dun (Me, a dog? I will never admit that. But for him to have called me 'Kuya Ping' and then call me a dog, it could be a case of self-admission for him)," Lacson said.
Lacson recalled that he adopted and helped Cayetano when he first ran in the Arroyo administration's mid-term senatorial elections in 2007.
At the time, Lacson was among the candidates considered highly winnable, while Cayetano faced a nuisance candidate named Joselito Cayetano who used the nickname “Peter".
They both ran under then "Genuine Opposition" alongside several prominent opposition candidates including the late Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, Lorna Regina "Loren" Legarda, Francis "Chiz" Escudero, and Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III.
Unproductive stint as Senate President?
But now, Lacson noted Cayetano had fallen to "quicksand mentality", resorting to marathon Facebook Live posts to justify his "Senate presidency" including the waste of P25 million a day under his 28-day "leadership".
Lacson had noted that the 28 days under Cayetano's "leadership" had zero legislative output and was instead marred by several controversies.
Gatchalian formally assumed the Senate presidency during the special session Wednesday, June 17.

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