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'Saka na lang': Lacson declines Cayetano's offer to visit Taguig City

Published Aug 2, 2026 03:53 pm

At A Glance

  • Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Sunday, August 2 that he may consider visiting Taguig City, the political bailiwick of ex-Senate president Alan Peter Cayetano, once the flood control program there is properly implemented and devoid of corruption.

  

Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Sunday, August 2 that he may consider visiting Taguig City, the political bailiwick of ex-Senate president Alan Peter Cayetano, once the flood control program there is properly implemented and devoid of corruption.

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson (left), Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano (Facebook)
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson (left), Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano (Facebook)

Lacson said in jest that he does not want to drown in floodwaters as he has not practiced swimming recently.

“Saka na lang pag maayos na ang flood control program sa Taguig. Matagal na akong walang practice mag-swimming; baka dun pa ako malunod sa tubig baha. ???? ???? Lol! (I may visit Taguig once the flood control program there is free of corruption. I haven't practiced swimming recently and I don't want to drown in floodwaters there ???? ???? Lol),” Lacson said on X.

https://x.com/iampinglacson/status/2083781579202342995

But on a serious note, he recalled that a seven-year-old boy drowned in the city last July after being swept away by floodwaters.

That is why, Lacson said there is a need for Taguig City's flood control program to be properly implemented and free of corruption after a seven-year-old boy drowned while bathing in floodwaters and was swept away.

His lifeless body was recovered the following day in a creek in Barangay Ususan in Taguig City. Barangay Ususan is the site of one of the five case studies that Lacson submitted to the Ombudsman last week.

In one of his latest Facebook Live broadcasts, Cayetano “invited” Lacson to visit Taguig City and personally see the infrastructure projects there, even though Lacson and his team already gathered evidence about the anomalies.

For the last few weeks, Lacson has bared details of anomalies in infrastructure projects in Taguig City. Over the weekend, he disclosed evidence showing Cayetano virtually having control over the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) operations and other related activities in Taguig City, with district engineers being replaced if they acted without his approval.

There is also evidence showing a possible 33-percent kickback structure in infrastructure projects in the city, according to Lacson.

Likewise, Lacson said there is evidence linking Cayetano to reclamation projects along Taguig's lakeshore development that lacked the needed permits from agencies including the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) - and were funded using appropriations in the national budget meant for slope protection projects.

“Sabi ng aming resource person na maalam, hina-harass. Walang magawa. Pag may committee hearing papagalitan so na-harass ang mga tao. Wala din silang masyadong magawa kasi dumaan sa Speaker naging senador (Our resource person said he would resort to harassment, and the agencies involved could not do anything. If there are committee hearings, the agencies' representatives would be scolded and harassed. And they know he had served as Speaker before becoming a senator)," he said in interviews on radio and television last Friday.

“Nagulat kami sa dami ng anomalya sa Taguig. Maliit na siyudad pero grabe ang pondong pumapasok (We were surprised by the extent of the anomalies in Taguig. It's a small city but the funds poured into it are considerable),” he added.

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