I will not stop going after the corrupt – Lacson

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson reiterated his disdain for corrupt officials on Thursday, stressing that he will not stop going after them.

“Mula law enforcement hanggang Senado, napakababa ng tolerance ko sa mga corrupt. I am always consistent in this regard. Talagang hindi ko sila tatantanan,” Lacson said in a social media post.

(From law enforcement to the Senate, I have a very low tolerance for the corrupt. I am always consistent in this regard. I will definitely not stop going after them.)

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In a separate statement, Lacson noted that among his anti-corruption initiatives is his team’s recent submission of “several pieces of evidence they have gathered so far on the illegal reclamation and infrastructure projects in Taguig City.”

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Taguig City is the turf of his fellow lawmakers, Senators Pia and Alan Peter Cayetano.

Though he did not name names, Lacson made the remark only a day after Sen. Pia Cayetano expressed fear for her liberty after her recent trip to Singapore was closely monitored by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).

READ: Matibag: Cayetano siblings back in PH Sept. 12-13

She also noted that even in the Senate there is a “colleague that endlessly goes after them,” though not specifying the senator she was referring to.

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Sen. Pia Cayetano flew to Singapore to support national athletes, and was joined by her brother whose budget insertions for infrastructure projects in Taguig were the focus of Lacson’s investigations.

The NBI is likewise probing into the supposed irregularities of the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games organized by the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee, which was chaired by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano. /gsg