The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson warned he will turn up the heat against government corruption, hoping that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will do the same.
“With renewed tenacity and hard work, I am even more encouraged to expose more corruption issues that are similar to what has become the most blatant and unprecedented misuse and abuse of the national budget since I left the Senate three years ago,” he said.
“With a more awakened and angrier citizenry who have never been exposed before to more detailed acts of corruption and plunder of their hard-earned tax money, our national leaders have to brace themselves to address more corruption issues in 2026,” he added.
Lacson played an active role in detailing the plunder of public funds through substandard and ghost flood control projects by delivering two privilege speeches and presiding over the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearings.
“I am looking forward to being actively involved again, along with my team of like-minded individuals with renewed vigor and courage to contribute our share in informing the public through our investigations and research work in ways we know best,” he said.
He also hoped the President will show he is not wavering against corruption in his remaining years in office.
“I hope the President will not waver in his remaining years in office. I thought the momentum was already on his side with his famous ‘Mahiya naman kayo!’ SONA remark. Unfortunately, the Filipino people’s perception has not been kind to him, as what the latest surveys have indicated,” he said.