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Lacson Honors 10 Outstanding Filipinos, Salutes Everyday Heroes in Public Service

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Wednesday honored 10 Filipino heroes recognized this year by the Metrobank Foundation for their excellence, integrity and dedication to public service.

In his sponsorship speech for Senate Resolution 629, Lacson lauded this year’s awardees as “Filipinos who saw a problem and, in their own way, chose to do something about it.”

In Filipino: Lacson, Pinarangalan ang 10 Natatanging Pilipino, Pinasalamatan ang mga Ordinaryong Bayani sa Serbisyong Pampubliko

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Sponsorship Speech for Resolution Honoring the 2026 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos

Mr. President, distinguished colleagues:

I rise today to sponsor Senate Resolution No. 629, honoring and commending this year’s 2026 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos. These are ten individuals whose stories and work remind us of the nobility of public service.

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Lacson: Flood Control Probe Must Be Thorough, Not Hasty—and Free From Obstruction

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson over the weekend stressed the need for the investigation into anomalous flood control and other infrastructure projects to be deliberate, methodical and thorough – and free from obstruction – as he rejected Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s characterization of the probe as a “striptease” without evidence.

Lacson said Cayetano’s remarks only exposed his ignorance of how investigations into complex corruption cases, including those involving infrastructure projects in Taguig City, are conducted.

In Filipino: Lacson: Imbestigasyon sa Flood Control, Dapat Masusi, Hindi Minamadali, at Walang Pagharang

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Lacson: Legislative Insertions Major Cause of DOH Project Delays, Underutilization

Legislative insertions in the national budget are a major cause of delays and underutilization of funds for the Department of Health (DOH)’s projects as lawmakers add projects without consulting the agency, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Friday.

During the Senate finance committee’s hearing for the DOH’s 2027 budget, Lacson said the problem is similar to what he observed in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) where inserted projects could not be readily implemented because they were not in its original plans.

In Filipino: Lacson: Legislative Insertions Pangunahing Dahilan ng Pagkaantala, Underutilization sa mga Proyekto ng DOH

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Where are We? Lacson Presses DOH Over ‘Missed’ UHC Targets

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Friday questioned the usefulness of the government’s financing strategies for the Universal Health Care (UHC) program as he noted the spending targets repeatedly changed while actual spending did not consistently align with those targets.

Lacson noted that the DOH adopted successive financing plans for UHC in 2022 alone, with varying low, medium and high spending targets – raising questions on how progress in program implementation could be properly measured.

In Filipino: ‘Where are We?’ Lacson, Tinanong ang DOH sa Pagmintis sa UHC Targets

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