It all goes back to the lawmakers. For Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, the whole flood control projects mess could have been avoided if only senators and congressmen had not made budget insertions into district engineering offices of the Department of Public Works and Highways...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson lauded on Saturday, Sept. 20, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ' move to tighten the rules on large cash transactions by capping withdrawals at P500,000 per banking day. Lacson, who chairs the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee investigating the...
Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Joel Villanueva are not yet cleared from the issue of millions of pesos in insertions in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2023 and 2025. Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson made the remark on Thursday, evening, following a lengthy public...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" confirmed on Thursday, Sept. 18, that ₱600 million was allocated for Bulacan flood control projects in the 2023 unprogrammed budget. Lacson, who chairs the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee investigating the anomalous flood control projects, said that this...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Thursday, September 18 granted protection to SYMS Construction Trading owner Sally Santos appealed for it during the resumption of its investigation into the anomalies in flood control projects. This after Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito noted how Santos...
A controversial contractor accused of delivering kickbacks to some senators has admitted to visiting the office of Senator Erwin Tulfo. Mina Elamparo-Jose, of the WJ Construction, admitted that she visited Tulfo’s office last Aug. 19, 2025 but not for any project related to flood control, but...
Contractor Pacifico "Curlee" Discaya and ex-Bulacan first District Engineering Office head Henry Alcantara were cited in contempt for lying on Thursday, Sept. 18, by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee probing the anomalous flood control projects in the country. Discaya was the first to be cited in...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, September 16 echoed the stand of former Taguig City Mayor Lino Cayetano that repentance alone will not be sufficient to remove corruption and other forms of wrongdoing. Lacson made the remark on his X account, where he posted a...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has vowed to help the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) and the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) get the funding they need to fight money laundering and corruption. Lacson made the assurance at the hearing of the Senate Finance Committee when...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Monday, September 15 expressed hope that the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) established by President Marcos will bring justice to a nation that is “drowning” as a result of corruption. Lacson also said he has high hopes...
Detained former Bulacan first district assistant engineer Brice Hernandez has been brought back to the Senate on Monday, September 15. This, after the Pasay Regional Trial Court Branch 112 heard the writ of amparo petition that his camp filed asking for a temporary protection order and to be...
Faky Breaky News. This was how Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson branded on Sunday, September 14 a supposed report claiming that another Senate leadership change is in the works. Lacson is referring to a post by “OneTV Philippines” posted at 9:12 PM Saturday, with the...
