Lacson rejects Cayetanos’ ‘selective justice’ claim amid Taguig probe

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Saturday rejected insinuations of “selective justice” and “intimidation” made by Sens. Alan Peter Cayetano and Pia Cayetano amid an ongoing feud involving alleged anomalous government projects in Taguig City.

Lacson made the pronouncement after Cayetano dared him to probe other areas instead of focusing on Taguig City, his bailiwick, to prove he is not being selective.

“It is not selective justice; just prioritizing. Ang daldal mo kasi (You talk too much) with ‘ad hominems’. Instead of confronting the issues, gusto mo magdamay ng iba (you want point fingers on others),” said Lacson in a social media post.

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“He conveniently forgets my two privilege speeches and Blue Ribbon Committee hearings on the flood control project mess that produced massive evidence on the anomalies,” he added.

Meanwhile, in a separate interview over DZMM, Lacson also directly addressed Sen. Pia Cayetano’s claims that she felt “threatened” by a colleague who would not stop pursuing issues against them.

“I am the one she was alluding to. And I would not stop because throughout my public service career in law enforcement and legislation, I have a low tolerance for corruption and my record can speak for itself,” Lacson said.

“Even if Pia Cayetano does not name me, I know she was referring to me. And I will not deny it – in fact, I am proud of it,” he added.

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Lacson then told the Cayetanos to learn to face the issues head-on rather than resorting to ad hominems or trying to drag other people into the mess.

“If you throw stones, be prepared to defend yourselves if stones are thrown back. What is happening is ad hominem. I have yet to hear an explanation from Taguig. Did they deny there was illegal reclamation or that the slope protection projects were not built? None,” said Lacson.

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“They resorted to ad hominems and attacked the messenger. They should just answer the issues,” he added.

He even recalled his early days as senator where he himself faced several false accusations from the Arroyo administration, including claims of multimillion-dollar accounts abroad.

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Lacson said he debunked all the allegations against him, with his accusers eventually apologizing and acknowledging they were wrong. /mr