Letter to the Editor: Lacson office ‘sets record straight’ on March 8 Manila Times editorial

To The Manila Times: We write to rectify several misconceptions in your March 8, 2026 editorial regarding the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s draft partial report on the flood control project scandal, which characterized the draft report’s non-release to the public at this time as “lip service to transparency” and even suggested that it smacks of “whitewashing.”

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Towards transparency: Implementing a digital tracking system for the national budget [BusinessMirror]

From BusinessMirror’s editorial: Senator Lacson’s push for digital tracking offers hope in the fight against corruption. As citizens, we have a duty to back these efforts and insist on accountability, because a government of the people should always be a government that serves the people.

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Drowning in corruption: The flood control sham [BusinessMirror]

From BusinessMirror’s editorial: The recent revelations by Senator Panfilo Lacson regarding the alarming state of flood-control projects in the Philippines expose a rot at the heart of governance that can only be described as “creative corruption.”

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Curbing ‘greed control’ [Manila Standard]

From Manila Standard: Precisely on point is Senator Panfilo Lacson’s coined phrase “greed control” – an image Filipinos need to see in the demeanor of public officials as the country continues to reel from the destruction of natural disasters.

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Editorial: Ghosts in the GAA: Time to clean house, not just our rivers

From BusinessMirror: The recent revelations about fraudulent flood control projects highlight the ongoing corruption undermining our country’s infrastructure development. Senator Panfilo Lacson’s investigation into these anomalies is a welcome development, and we commend him for his tireless efforts to uncover the truth and bring those responsible to account.

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