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We’re Getting There: Lacson to Fully Support Efforts Toward Logical Conclusion in Flood Control Mess Probe

We’re getting there, so let’s keep pushing to achieve a logical conclusion to the flood control project mess.

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson stressed this on Friday after the Independent Commission for Infrastructure and the Department of Public Works and Highways recommended to the Ombudsman the filing of graft, plunder and bribery charges against former Speaker Martin Romualdez and ex-Rep. Elizaldy Co.

“We’re getting there. We are beginning to see the fruits of our collective labor. But make no mistake: the road ahead is long, and we must sustain our efforts until we reach the logical conclusion: the prosecution, conviction, and jailing of those involved. This can be done only through the gathering and presentation of evidence,” said Lacson, who chairs the Blue Ribbon Committee looking into the corruption behind substandard and ghost flood control projects.

In Filipino: We’re Getting There: Lacson, Todo Suporta sa Pagsisikap para sa Logical Conclusion sa Isyu ng Flood Control

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Lacson: DPWH Diverted P50B in Unprogrammed Funds for Infra Projects in 2024

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) diverted no less than P50 billion from unprogrammed appropriations in the 2024 budget for various infrastructure projects, including P30 billion for flood control projects alone, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson bared Tuesday.

Lacson said this showed how DPWH officials have become comfortable with not following the government’s master plan for infrastructure projects.

“In 2024 alone, the DPWH diverted P50 billion from unprogrammed appropriations for infrastructure projects, including P30 billion for flood control projects. This means DPWH officials have become comfortable with funding such projects even if this means violating the government’s master plan,” he said in Filipino in an interview on DZBB radio.

“These appropriations were spread throughout several districts. The public fund was abused because of the collusion between some lawmakers and DPWH officials, to the point that lawmakers gave the DPWH bigger funds than the education sector – and in 2025, they continued this practice until it exploded in our faces,” he added.

In Filipino: Lacson: DPWH, Inilaan ang P50B Unprogrammed Funds Para sa Infra Projects noong 2024

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Lacson on Government Infra Program Corruption: Who is Not Guilty?

With corruption running deep in the government’s infrastructure program – from flood control projects to farm-to-market roads, among others – it may now be easier to count those who are not guilty than those who are, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson lamented Thursday.

Lacson said this after he and his staff reviewed “classified” documents of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), which he had flagged earlier for systematic anomalies in substandard and ghost flood control programs.

“Reviewing the piles of ‘classified’ DPWH documents which I shared with my staff, we all wondered aloud if the more appropriate question to ask is, ‘Who is not?’ rather than, ‘Who is guilty?’. So sad to realize how widely corrupt our government infrastructure program has gone,” he said in a post on X.

In Filipino: Lacson sa Katiwalian sa Infra Program ng Gobyerno: Sino ang Hindi Nagkasala?

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Lacson: Fresh Generation Key to Overhauling ‘Rotten’ DPWH

No less than a fresh generation of professional civil servants will be needed to overhaul a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) that has become rotten due to boundless greed, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said over the weekend.

Lacson said DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon may check the private sector for licensed civil engineers who bring with them a culture of accountability and integrity instead of corruption.

“Assuming all DPWH officials submitted their courtesy resignations, Sec. Vince may start hiring licensed civil engineers from the private sector, still untainted by corruption and trained by corporate best practices; then create a new generation of professional civil servants,” he said in a post on X Saturday afternoon.

In Filipino: Lacson: Bagong Henerasyon, Susi sa Pag-Overhaul ng ‘Nabubulok’ na DPWH

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Lacson: We’re Getting There in Freezing BGC Boys’ Assets

We’re getting there in freezing the assets of the so-called BGC Boys of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson stressed this Wednesday as he said his office will furnish DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon with the evidence he needs to get the ball rolling.

“AMLC cannot freeze the accounts unless a formal complaint is filed against these people. We are getting there. My office will furnish DPWH Sec Vince Dizon with all the damning evidence in our possession so he can take action in this regard,” Lacson said in a post on X Wednesday afternoon, in response to questions on what the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) is doing on the issue.

In Filipino: Lacson: Papunta na Tayo sa Pagpapa-Freeze ng Assets ng BGC Boys

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