Ang tama ay IPAGLABAN. Ang mali ay LABANAN.
To The Manila Times: We again write to dispel yet another malevolent attack by Rigoberto Tiglao against Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson, in his July 31, 2026 column, this time insinuating — again, without basis — that the increase in Senator Lacson’s net worth was linked, among other things, to brokering the land for the new Senate building.
To The Manila Times: We write to set the record straight regarding Rigoberto Tiglao’s July 22, 2026 column, in which he once again peddled the tired and thoroughly debunked insinuation about the supposed “unexplained wealth” of Sen. Panfilo Lacson.
From The Manila Times: This week, Sen. Panfilo Lacson called for a Senate inquiry into the apparent phenomenon of “electric bill shock.” We agree with him, because widespread public concern over the affordability of a basic public service simply cannot be ignored, and the terms in which Lacson framed his call are sensible.
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From Ben Kritz’s column in The Manila Times: Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson (said that) the government needs to take decisive and perhaps even “extreme” action to come to grips with skyrocketing oil prices. Rather than just leave it at that, Lacson went on to specify the legal tools and funds that are already in place to do that.
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.”