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Lacson Bill Establishes Coffee Industry Development Program

Coffee is life for many Filipinos, but for our local growers, it’s a daily fight for survival against imports and limited support from the Philippine government.

In this light, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson filed Senate Bill 1556, establishing a Philippine national coffee industry development program.

Lacson’s bill also creates the Philippine Coffee Board and provides comprehensive support mechanisms for the coffee sector.

“This measure seeks to establish a national framework that will accelerate the development of the coffee industry, create a National Coffee Board, strengthen every link of the value chain, improve the country’s competitiveness, and reduce our heavy reliance on imported coffee,” Lacson said in his bill, titled the “Philippine National Coffee Industry Development Act of 2025.”

In Filipino: Panukalang Batas ni Lacson, Nagtatatag ng Programa para sa Pagpapaunlad ng Industriya ng Kape

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Lacson Accepts Electoral Reforms Committee Chairmanship, to Pursue Passage of Anti-Political Dynasty Bill

The passage of the Anti-Political Dynasty Act will be the priority of Sen. Panfilio “Ping” M. Lacson after he accepted on Wednesday the chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation.

Lacson said the committee chairmanship was offered by Senate President Francis Escudero through Senate minority leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III.

“I will schedule as soon as possible my Anti-Political Dynasty bill and another bill also referred to that committee,” he said.

In Filipino: Lacson, Mamumuno sa Electoral Reforms Committee, Isusulong ang Anti-Political Dynasty Bill

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Ping Lacson’s Land Use Bill to Bolster Food Security, Environmental Integrity, Disaster Risk Reduction

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson has filed a bill instituting a national land use policy that will enhance sustainable development, environmental integrity, disaster risk reduction, food and water security, and equitable access to land.

In Senate Bill 400 titled “National Land Use Act of the Philippines,” Lacson also sought the establishment of a National Land Use Commission which shall serve as the policy-making and coordinating body.

“The proposed National Land Use Act represents a significant legislative effort to bring order and coherence to land use planning and management in the Philippines. The emphasis on sustainable development, and protection of critical resources mandates a long term vision for resource stewardship. If enacted, this legislation would provide a robust legal framework to guide development, enhance food and water security, mitigate disaster risks, and promote equitable and inclusive growth across the archipelago,” he said in his bill.

In Filipino: Land Use Bill ni Ping Lacson, Palalakasin ang Food Security, Environmental Integrity, at Paghanda sa Sakuna

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Ping Lacson Welcomes Healthy Exchange of Ideas to Fine-Tune Parents Welfare Act

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson stressed Monday that he welcomes a healthy exchange of ideas from the public to fine-tune and enrich his proposed Parents Welfare Act, including by attending hearings on the bill.

Lacson said that while some noise online from uninformed or misinformed netizens threatened to undermine the intent of his bill, he appreciates those who aired their concerns in a constructive way.

“I still do appreciate those who articulated their concerns in a constructive manner. Whether we admit it or not, the online discourse has shed light on the evolving nuances of family relationships, likely shaped by modern times. As lawmakers, our role is to study those concerns as we fine-tune the contents of our proposals,” he said.

“Welcome naman itong mga discourse na ganito, ang mga criticism, argument at counter-argument, welcome yan kasi nae-enrich ang panukalang batas (The discourse on the subject is welcome, along with constructive criticisms, arguments and counter-arguments, if they will enrich the measure),” he added in an interview on True FM on Monday.

In Filipino: ‘Healthy Exchange of Ideas’ sa Parents Welfare Act, Okay kay Ping Lacson

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What the Proposed Parents Welfare Act Is, and Isn’t

By Senator PANFILO M. LACSON
July 21, 2025

Like many of us, Filipinos, I loved my parents dearly and unequivocally. I never left them in their old age, nor on their sickbed, and I supported them until they breathed their last.

I did everything I could to hold on to them in the waning years of their lives. Despite the bleak odds implied by their doctors, my siblings and I kept hoping and praying that they could recover and stay a little longer with us. 

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