Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Thursday, May 21 expressed "double relief" after a new senator has been named as the new chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. Earlier, the Senate elected Sen. Pilar Juliana “Pia” Cayetano as the new blue ribbon panel chairperson, a week after her...
Senator Pia Cayetano was elected on Wednesday, May 20, as the new chairperson of the powerful Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, who was the panel 's previous chair, has yet to conclude the panel 's investigation into the anomalous flood control scandal in the...
The Supreme Court (SC) has denied the plea for a temporary restraining order (TRO) that could have preserved the original version of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s (SBRC) daft partial report on its probe on the multi-billion-peso anomalous flood control projects. Instead, the SC ordered the...
The Office of the Ombudsman has confirmed receiving the partial committee report transmitted by the office of Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson concerning alleged irregularities linked to flood control projects. Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano said the document will be referred to teams handling...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Wednesday, May 7, accused Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson of casting doubt on his integrity by raising allegations he received P500-million in “allocables." In a privilege speech, Marcoleta directly addressed claims raised by Lacson, who chairs the...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta has become illogical and unreasonable, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson noted. Lacson pointed this out following Marcoleta’s claim he is no longer the same person he was in the past. The senator was referring to Marcoleta’s statement after he...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Tuesday, May 5, reiterated anew why he decided not to sign the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee 's partial committee report, which he called “unfinished” and lacking collective judgment. In a manifestation, Marcoleta asked if Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo...
Amid heated discussions around the Senate Blue Ribbon panel’s partial committee report on Tuesday, May 5, an unexpected offer of praise was made by Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III to Senator Erwin Tulfo for his grasp of parliamentary procedure. This was after Tulfo stated that he...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, May 5 finally presented on the floor the Blue Ribbon Committee’s “Chairman’s Progress Report” which contains the findings of its draft partial report on the flood control mess. Lacson’s report includes preliminary...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, May 5 revealed that seven (7) senators have now signed the partial committee report of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on the anomalous flood control projects. According to Lacson, who also heads the blue ribbon panel,Sen. Raffy...
The Senate is gearing up for a busy and heavier workload in the next few months, as it resumes regular sessions on Monday, May 4 after a month-long recess. Senators are getting ready for the passage of priority measures, endorsed by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC)...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson underscored the need to provide the public with facts, not false narratives, on the flood control projects mess as he prepared to elevate the Blue Ribbon Committee’s progress report to the plenary. Lacson, who chairs the Senate Blue Ribbon...
