Ping Lacson proclaimed as senator-elect WATCH: During his speech at the proclamation ceremony, senator-elect Ping Lacson recalls a lesson from his mother: Never steal what is not yours. Follow Rappler's live updates: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/news-highlights-candidates-voting-results-winners-2025/ | Rappler

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Sunday denounced Senator Imee Marcos’s allegations regarding the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA), adding she has an allocable fund in the 2025 budget based on the files of the late DPWH undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral. Marcos alleged that the 2026 GAA, which was signed by her brother, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., was not a developmental budget but a "political" budget. Lacson questioned Marcos’ failure to raise her allegatio

BREAKING: Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said kickbacks were received by Malacañang Officials who misrepresented President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Lacson said these Malacañang officials are resigned Department of Education (DepEd) Usec. Trygvr Olaivar and Presidential Legislative Liaison Office Undersecretary Adrian Bersamin. | via Louisa Erispe | PTV

Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson was elected as the new Senate President Pro Tempore, while Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri was chosen as the new Senate Majority Floor Leader following the chamber's leadership shakeup on Monday, September 8. | ABS-CBN News