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Lawmakers expose ‘sagasa,’ ‘parking’ modus in budget allocations

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Thursday questioned the practice of inserting projects into congressional districts where lawmakers had not requested funding, calling...

Senate seals laptop, documents retrieved from Hernandez

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Sunday assured that the documents and a computer retrieved from dismissed Department of Public Works and Highways...

Lacson welcomes independent oversight commission leadership

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Monday expressed optimism that the newly formed Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) could help bring accountability to...

Sotto, Lacson junk countercoup online report as ‘fake news’

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Sunday dismissed a viral social media post about an alleged leadership shake-up in the Senate as fake...

DPWH needs new faces to end graft, Lacson says

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson said over the weekend that the Department of Public Works and Highways needs a fresh generation of professional...

P355-m Bulacan flood control project funds traced to Senate insertion

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Thursday confirmed a P355-million insertion for flood control projects in Bulacan under the 2025 national budget.Lacson said...

Dizon asks DOJ to place former Secretary Bonoan on immigration lookout

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon has asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue an Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order...

Lacson subjects Blue Ribbon panel to ‘internal cleansing’

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson said Wednesday the Blue Ribbon Committee, where he now also sits as chairperson, will undergo an “internal...

Bulacan district engineers blew a billion in casino sorties—Ping

Five former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) personnel tagged in allegedly anomalous flood projects squandered more than P950 million in casino losses,...

Lacson: Only errata, not return, can fix 2026 NEP issues

Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday said that Congress cannot return the proposed 2026 National Expenditure Program (NEP) to Malacañang despite questions over irregular entries...

DBM vows tighter oversight of budget to stop realignments

Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said her agency would strengthen oversight and coordination with lawmakers to protect the national budget...

Low adoption of local projects in 2026 NEP disappointing—Lacson

Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson expressed dismay over the persistent low allocation for local development projects in the proposed 2026 national budget, citing figures presented...

Lacson, Marcoleta on warpath over Senate flood control probe

Senator Panfilo Lacson on Sunday denied claims by Senator Rodante Marcoleta that he was meddling in the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s investigation into alleged...

Lacson, Tulfo alarmed by Chinese espionage

SENATOR Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday warned that sleeper agents and operatives of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have already entered the Philippines to conduct...
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