If the Senate decides to defy the Supreme Court 's (SC) decision on the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte, the rule of law may end up being the "biggest loser". This was according to Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, who said on Saturday, July 26, that while he will follow the...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson wondered why floods continue to plague Filipinos despite yearly increases in the budget for the national government 's flood management programs. Lacson noted that while the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has spent an estimated P2 trillion on...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson paid his last respects to overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Leah Mosquera, a native of San Enrique town, whose remains arrived in the province on Thursday, July 24. Lacson joined the grieving family and friends of Mosquera as her remains...
By SENATOR PANFILO M. LACSON Like many of us, Filipinos, I loved my parents dearly and unequivocally. I never left them in their old age, nor on their sickbed, and I supported them until they breathed their last. I did everything I could to hold on to them in the waning years of their lives....
BACOLOD CITY – The municipal government of Moises Padilla in Negros Occidental has raised concerns with Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson regarding the possible eviction of the Central Philippine State University (CPSU) campus in the town, after the landowner expressed plans to reclaim the two-hectare...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has refiled his proposed "Parents Welfare Act of 2025," as a way to ensure that elderly parents are not abandoned by their children during times of need. The bill seeks to penalize those who fail to provide the necessary support to their "aging, sick, and...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson condoled with the family of 49-year-old Leah Mosquera, a resident of San Enrique town, who died in a missile attack on Rehovot, Israel on June 15. “It is very unfortunate,” Lacson said in Monday’s phone interview with the Capitol...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has filed a bill expanding the scope of the country’s anti-wiretapping law to give Philippine authorities to the much-needed added teeth to go against crimes including coup d’ etat, robbery in band, highway robbery, drug-related offenses and money laundering....
Senator-judges should leave the filing of motions and pleadings related to the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte to the prosecution and defense teams, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson reiterated on Sunday, July 13. Lacson made the “gentle caution” to his fellow senator-judges, as...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has filed two bills that will strip government officials and employees of secrecy rights under the laws on bank deposits as well as foreign currency deposits. Lacson, in Senate Bill 38 titled "An Act Further Strengthening the Secrecy of Bank Deposits Law, Amending for...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson is focusing on healthcare upgrades, environmental sustainability, and inclusive development in his third and final term in office. Speaking during the 37th Inaugural Session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) on July 8, Lacson emphasized...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson revealed that some lawmakers are receiving substantial "pork barrel" allocations worth billions. In an interview on One News late Wednesday, July 9, Lacson stated some members of the House of Representatives reportedly get up to ₱15 billion while some senators...