A P162.9-million boost in the 2026 budget of the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), facilitated by Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson and then Senate finance committee chairman Sherwin Gatchalian, helped the agency integrate artificial intelligence(AI) in its anti-money laundering efforts this year....
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday, August 19 called for a continuity of flood control master plans noting how master plans of previous administrations are often discarded by their successors. Such actions, the senator said, are leaving ordinary Filipinos to continue suffering from the...
Despite the government spending P1.939-trillion on the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) flood control management program from 2011 to 2025, floods remain uncontrolled. Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson made this observation on Monday evening, August 17 as the heavy monsoon rains...
If Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice has evidence of anomalies in the flood control projects, he should bring them to the Ombudsman, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro challenged. Castro said Erice should bare everything he knows about the flood control scandal so that he...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Thursday, August 13 renewed his call to abolish the so-called “leadership fund” or “allocables” from the national budget, saying it is not merely another form of pork barrel, but a worse version of the outlawed system. Lacson made the remark following...
As heavy monsoon rains continue to inundate the country, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan called for the development of a comprehensive national flood management plan and a full accounting of public funds allocated for flood control projects. In a statement on Monday, August 10, Pangilinan...
Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chairperson Sen. Erwin Tulfo said on Sunday, August 9 he will conduct an investigation into substandard government infrastructure projects and holding those responsible to account. Tulfo said the investigation into substandard government infrastructure projects would...
Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chairperson Erwin Tulfo said on Sunday, August 2 he will consult fellow senators on whether or not the panel should continue its investigation into the alleged flood control anomalies. According to Tulfo, the committee must first be formally constituted before any...
In every lengthy State of the Nation Address (SONA), which typically lasts an hour or more, it is the most pressing issues or the most controversial portions that tend to linger in the public 's memory until the next address is delivered. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. 's past four...
Funding barangay projects will not result in the massive flood-control scandal, President Marcos said. Marcos expressed confidence that the P200,000 allocated to barangays nationwide to fund local projects and provide scholarships for students struggling to complete their education due to financial...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday, June 17 announced he is voluntarily relinquishing the chairmanship of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, one of the most powerful panels in the Upper Chamber. Lacson made the manifestation hours after the Senate majority formally elected Sen....
The Senate is considering filing legal charges against former congressman Mike Defensor for announcing a supposed Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on flood control anomalies online despite having no authority. Acting Senate President and Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian pointed to...
