Senators are hoping to hear President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. disclose how his administration intends to find solutions to the country’s perennial problem on massive flooding and online gambling in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 28. Sen. Panfilo “Ping”...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday, July 27 said he is confident there are still other venues where senators can inquire about the evidence in the impeachment case filed against Vice President Sara Duterte. One such forum to take up the controversy surrounding Duterte’s use of...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has filed again the bill seeking to ensure the government will keep running even in case of a disaster or "exceptional circumstances" where the President and his or her constitutional successors are killed or disabled. Lacson 's proposed "Presidential Succession...
Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said that their so-called “veterans bloc” or “conscience bloc” is still open to supporting the possibility of a third force or a dark horse that may rise up to vie for the Upper Chamber 's leadership. “If there 's a dark horse that will...
