MANILA, Philippines – Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday accused Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano of damaging the chamber by leading through Facebook livestreams while regular sessions remain stalled. Lacson said Cayetano’s continued absence from the session hall and alleged…
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has repeated the unsolicited advice that he offered last year to Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Sunday — hide well. Lacson offered this advice last year when Dela Rosa…
MANILA, Philippines — Senate Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson revealed Saturday that a senator was urged by a colleague not to sign the blue ribbon committee’s partial report on flood control investigations, which needs only three more signatures…
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said on Monday that Individual or institutional amendments or insertions made during Senate deliberations were part of the regular budget process. Sotto said, in a statement, “it is…
MANILA, Philippines — “Almost all” senators in the 19th Congress inserted at least P100 billion worth of items in the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA). This was according to Senate blue ribbon panel chair Panfilo Lacson on…
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson and Senator Rodante Marcoleta continued their sharp exchanges even during a break in the Senate blue ribbon committee’s hearing on flood control projects on Tuesday. Earlier, committee…
MANILA, Philippines – Possible evidence from former Bulacan engineer Brice Hernandez’s claims of payoffs and kickbacks against lawmakers is expected to let the Senate Blue Ribbon committee get to the bottom of the corruption and anomalous flood…
MANILA, Philippines — Several former officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), allegedly linked to anomalous flood control projects, lost over P950 million in casinos, with their total transactions exceeding P1 billion. This was…
MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday assured that the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s investigation into substandard and “ghost” flood control projects would not conflict with Malacañang’s plan to form an independent commission. Lacson,…
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Panfilo Lacson has filed a bill regulating the use of social media among minors, citing studies linking excessive social media exposure to mental health issues. Under his proposed measure, Lacson cited a United Nation…
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s plan to seek refuge in the Senate if the International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arrest warrant against him is debatable, former Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Friday. “Huwag…
BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — At least 11,564 residents from two cities and four towns who left their homes to stay in Negros Occidental shelters because of Monday’s Mt. Kanlaon eruption may be forced to stay…
