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Lacson: Integrity is Tested in Positions of Power and Influence

FORT DEL PILAR, Baguio City – Integrity is not proven in combat alone – it is tested most in positions of power and influence, especially if no one is watching.

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson stressed this Saturday in his speech at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Alumni Homecoming here, with the theme “Fostering Unity and Excellence: Strengthening Bonds and Advancing Traditions.”

“If the test of courage and loyalty transpires during times of danger, integrity is tested in positions of power and influence, especially when no one is looking,” said Lacson, who has placed a premium on integrity in his decades in public service.

“Courage and loyalty – two out of three values that stand equally in the hearts of every Cavalier. Yet if I may speak candidly, between you and me, I have always held the third one closest to my heart and above the rest. And that is INTEGRITY,” he added, recalling how he learned this value as a child, even before entering the PMA.

In Filipino: Lacson: Integridad, Nasusubok sa Pwesto ng Kapangyarihan at Impluwensya

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Speech at the PMA Alumni Homecoming 2026

The Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, General Romeo S. Brawner Jr.; the Chief of the Philippine National Police, Police General Jose Melencio Nartatez; the Superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy, Vice Admiral Caesar Bernard Valencia; *PCG Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan, Baguio Mayor Benjie Magalong, Major Service Commanders*, my fellow Cavaliers and alumni of our most revered institution, the Philippine Military Academy, members of the host classes for this year, the Cadet Corps, Armed Forces of the Philippines, and all the cadet girls present, especially my beautiful wife Alice, who is also here; Chairman of PMAAAI Admiral Ramon Punzalan and other officers of PMAAAI subsidiaries, the organizers of the Alumni Homecoming 2026, *Medal of Valor awardees*, ~and the host classes~; and pardon my arrogance, the best and snappiest class, at least for today, good morning to all.

It is an honor to stand behind this podium once more with great pride in this memory-filled Borromeo Field as a Cavalier among Cavaliers, as I did when I was also your Guest of Honor and Speaker exactly 12 years ago. I can still remember when I applied for admission into the Academy in mid-1966.

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The PMA and PNPA Are Not Under the Education Budget

Your Honor, with all due respect, the PMA and PNPA budgets are not under the CHED, but included in the appropriations of the AFP/DND and PNP/DILG. I used to sponsor the AFP/DND budget in the Senate.

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Ping: Lifetime Achievement Award ng PMA, Isang Inspirasyon

Pinasalamatan ni Senador Ping Lacson ang kanyang Alma Mater na Philippine Military Academy sa pagbigay sa kanya nito ng Lifetime Achievement Award noong Sabado. Para sa senador, magsisilbi itong inspirasyon sa kanya para maipagpatuloy ang mga nagawang kontribusyon sa serbisyo publiko.

Si Lacson ay miyembro ng PMA Matatag Class of 1971. Aniya, ang parangal na natanggap nya sa PMA ay ibinibigay sa mga alumni nito na nag-alay ng “dedicated, exemplary and unblemished service sa loob ng halos limang dekada.

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Lacson: Lifetime Achievement Award from PMA an Inspiration

A source of inspiration. On this note, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson thanked his Alma Mater, the Philippine Military Academy, for conferring on him the Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday.

Lacson, a member of the PMA Matatag Class of 1971, noted the award is given to alumni who have spent at least 50 years of “dedicated, exemplary and unblemished service to the country.”

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