Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson voiced hopes on Saturday that the rants of disgraced ex-Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano – especially on his Facebook Live – would not spiral into a full-blown meltdown, or worse.
Lacson debunked Cayetano’s latest allegations as he noted that Cayetano’s increasingly baseless and erratic outbursts in recent days reflect a “quicksand mentality” and should no longer be taken seriously.
“Kawawa naman. Kung anu-ano na sinasabi. Parang malapit nang bumigay. Sana hindi matuluyang mag meltdown. Ipagdasal natin na huwag makaisip magpatiwakal (I pity him. He’s now saying all sorts of things. It seems he’s about to break down. I hope it doesn’t lead to a full meltdown. Let’s pray suicide doesn’t cross his mind),” he said in a post on X.
In Filipino: Lacson, Naawa na sa Disgrasyadong Ex-Senate President: Sana Hindi Umuwi sa Todong Meltdown – o Mas Malala Pa – ang mga Pagwawala Niya
Kawawa naman. Kung anu-ano na sinasabi. Parang malapit nang bumigay. Sana hindi matuluyang mag meltdown. Ipagdasal natin na huwag makaisip magpatiwakal.
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) June 19, 2026
In a speech he posted on his Facebook Live Friday, Cayetano made new accusations against Lacson and other members of the Senate majority bloc. He called Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente Sotto III and Sen. Raffy Tulfo “lapdogs” of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
He also called Sen. Erwin Tulfo a “lapdog” of Lacson, who he called a “dog” that carries out orders.
“ASO? I WILL NEVER ADMIT THAT. Pero, siya – Kuya Ping ang tawag niya sa akin – matagal na… SELF-ADMISSION yata ang tawag dun (Me, a dog? I will never admit that. But for him to have called me ‘Kuya Ping’ and then call me a dog, it could be a case of self-admission for him),” Lacson said.
ASO? I WILL NEVER ADMIT THAT. Pero, siya – Kuya Ping ang tawag niya sa akin – matagal na… SELF-ADMISSION yata ang tawag dun.
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) June 20, 2026
Lacson recalled that he adopted and helped Cayetano when he first ran in the Arroyo administration’s midterm senatorial elections in 2007. At the time, Lacson was among the candidates considered highly winnable, while Cayetano faced a nuisance candidate named Joselito Cayetano who used the nickname “Peter.”
They both ran under then “Genuine Opposition” alongside several prominent opposition candidates including the late Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, Lorna Regina “Loren” Legarda, Francis “Chiz” Escudero, and Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III.
But now, Lacson noted Cayetano had fallen to “quicksand mentality,” resorting to marathon Facebook Live posts to justify his “Senate presidency” including the waste of P25 million a day under his 28-day “leadership.”
Lacson had noted that the 28 days under Cayetano’s “leadership” had zero legislative output and was instead marred by several controversies.
“QUICKSAND MENTALITY: Defending the indefensible and justifying the unjustifiable. Ex. comparing two different expenses without showing the receipts,” he said on X.
QUICKSAND MENTALITY: Defending the indefensible and justifying the unjustifiable. Ex. comparing two different expenses without showing the receipts.
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) June 19, 2026
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Lacson, Naawa na sa Disgrasyadong Ex-Senate President: Sana Hindi Umuwi sa Todong Meltdown – o Mas Malala Pa – ang mga Pagwawala Niya
Umaasa si Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson na sana hindi mauwi sa ganap na meltdown – o mas seryosong kahihinatnan – ang mga pagwawala ni disgrasyadong dating Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, lalo na sa kanyang Facebook Live.
Itinanggi ni Lacson ang huling paratang ni Cayetano, sabay banggit na ang pagkakalat ni Cayetano nitong mga nakaraang araw ay sumasalamin sa isang “quicksand mentality” at hindi na dapat seryosohin.
“Kawawa naman. Kung anu-ano na sinasabi. Parang malapit nang bumigay. Sana hindi matuluyang mag meltdown. Ipagdasal natin na huwag makaisip magpatiwakal,” aniya sa X nitong Sabado.
Sa isang talumpating na-post sa Facebook Live nitong Biyernes, nagbitiw ng bagong paratang laban kay Lacson at ibang miyembro ng Senate majority bloc. Tinawag niya si Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente Sotto III at Sen. Raffy Tulfo na “tuta” ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Tinawag din niya si Sen. Erwin Tulfo na “tuta” ni Lacson, na tinawag naman niyang “aso” na sunud-sunuran sa utos.
“ASO? I WILL NEVER ADMIT THAT. Pero, siya – Kuya Ping ang tawag niya sa akin – matagal na… SELF-ADMISSION yata ang tawag dun,” tugon ni Lacson.
Naalala ni Lacson na tinulungan at sinuportahan niya si Cayetano noong una itong tumakbo sa pagka-senador sa midterm elections noong 2007 sa panahon ng administrasyong Arroyo. Noon ay malaki ang tsansa niyang manalo, samantalang nasa alanganing posisyon si Cayetano dahil nagpasok ang administrasyon ni dating Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ng isang nuisance candidate na nagngangalang Joselito Cayetano at gumagamit din ng palayaw na “Peter.”
Kapwa sila tumakbo noon sa ilalim ng Genuine Opposition kasama ang iba pang kilalang kandidato ng oposisyon, kabilang ang yumaong si Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, Lorna Regina “Loren” Legarda, Francis “Chiz” Escudero, at Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III.
Ngunit ngayon, sinabi ni Lacson na tila nalubog na si Cayetano sa kanyang “quicksand mentality,” na humahantong sa mahahabang Facebook Live upang bigyang-katwiran ang kanyang inaangking “Senate presidency,” kabilang ang umano’y pag-aaksaya ng P25 milyong pondo ng bayan bawat araw sa loob ng kanyang 28 araw na “pamumuno.”
Nauna nang sinabi ni Lacson na walang naipakitang legislative output ang Senado sa loob ng 28 araw na pamumuno ni Cayetano at sa halip ay nabalot ito ng iba’t ibang kontrobersiya.
“QUICKSAND MENTALITY: Defending the indefensible and justifying the unjustifiable. Ex. comparing two different expenses without showing the receipts,” ani Lacson sa X.
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