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Lacson on DPWH’s Internal Anti-Corruption Investigation: Good Luck to All of Us!

Good luck sa ating lahat!

On this note, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Sunday questioned the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)’s internal investigation to curb corruption in the wake of the mess involving substandard and ghost flood control projects.

Lacson, in radio interviews over the weekend, said measures such as the DPWH’s creating an anti-corruption body and a travel suspension on its employees are not enough to convince the public that the agency can cleanse itself of corruption.

“Good luck to all of us if they will investigate themselves. Imagine, it’s like assigning an investigating panel made up of inmates in Bilibid to see if there are irregularities in the New Bilibid Prison,” he said in Filipino in an interview on DZBB.

In Filipino: Lacson sa Internal Anti-Corruption Investigation ng DPWH: Good Luck sa Ating Lahat!

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Lacson Pushes Private Sector Help in Addressing Floods, Continues Own Probe into Ghost Flood Projects

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson over the weekend pushed for the all-out help of the private sector in addressing the flooding problem, even as he continues his own probe into failed and ghost flood control projects that have cost taxpayers more than P2 trillion in the last 15 years.

Lacson said the offer of San Miguel Corp. president Ramon Ang to do a cleanup of rivers and other waterways at no cost to government may be an opportunity for Malacanang to appeal to the corporate social responsibility of other big companies.

In the meantime, Lacson said he is continuing his own investigation into failed and ghost flood control projects, including new modus operandi involved.

“SMC’s Ramon Ang has offered to solve the recurring flood problems in Metro Manila at no cost to the government. He said he only needs authorization. Imagine if the country’s richest families will pool their CSR (corporate social responsibility) resources together and do what government spends hundreds of billions on in tax money every fiscal year, but seems to fail to deliver. It may be a little out of the box, but why not?” he said in a post on his X account Saturday evening.

In Filipino: Lacson, Nais ang Tulong ng Pribadong Sektor vs Baha, Habang Patuloy ang Pag-imbestiga sa Ghost Flood Projects

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Lacson ‘Hoping Against Hope’ that Fellow Senators to Respect SC’s Final Ruling on VP Impeachment

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson is “hoping against hope” that his colleagues in the Senate will respect the Supreme Court’s final ruling addressing the House of Representatives’ motion for reconsideration on the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte.

In a radio interview Saturday, Lacson noted that the majority of his colleagues who voted to archive the impeachment complaint had cited the need to respect and obey the high court’s ruling.

“Let’s put it this way. I’m hoping against hope they will respect the final ruling of the Supreme Court addressing the motion for reconsideration. Because if the high court reverses its ruling and they stick to their vote, I will remind them that in their vote to archive the complaint, they invoked respect for the high court,” he said in Filipino in an interview on DWIZ radio, when asked about what would happen if the Supreme Court reversed its ruling.

In Filipino: Lacson, ‘Hoping Against Hope’ na Rerespetuhin ng Kapwa Senador ang Final Ruling ng SC sa VP Impeachment

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Ping Lacson Disowns Documents on Senate President’s “Budget Insertion”

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Saturday disowned the documents that supposedly linked Senate President Francis Escudero to P142.7 billion in insertions in the 2025 national budget.

Lacson said the documents could not have come from him as his research on the national budget for 2025 and earlier years is still ongoing.

“I can clearly speak for myself… The supposed documents on the insertions did not come from me because my research on the 2025 budget is still ongoing. We have not reached the point where we have scrutinized the budget item for item,” he said in Filipino in an interview on DWIZ radio, when asked about the issue.

In Filipino: Ping Lacson: Hindi Sa Akin Galing ang Dokumento sa “Budget Insertion” ni SP Escudero

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Ping Lacson to be Part of Senate’s Conscience Bloc

When the Senate of the 20th Congress convenes for the first time on Monday, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson will be part of the Senate’s “conscience bloc.”

Lacson said Saturday that the bloc will also include former Senate Presidents Vicente “Tito” Sotto III and Juan Miguel Zubiri, along with Loren Legarda – and possibly Risa Hontiveros.

He said that while the bloc will not likely be part of the majority, he hopes its name will become infectious and encourage the other senators to be conscientious.

“We hope the bloc becomes infectious. We are not saying those who don’t join us do not have a conscience. But we want those with a conscience to share our advocacies. If they don’t believe in our bloc, we are not forcing them to join,” he said in Filipino in an interview on DWIZ radio.

In Filipino: Ping Lacson, Magiging Bahagi ng ‘Conscience Bloc’ ng Senado

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