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Lacson Senate Panel Releases Partial Report on Flood Control Corruption Scandal
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson stated he would not shield President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. if evidence directly implicates him but clarified he made no call for resignation. A YouTube video falsely claiming otherwise had reached 6,200 views by May 11, 2026. Lacson delivered a partial 400-page Senate report on the scandal despite securing only seven signatures.
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Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson did not call for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to resign over the flood control corruption scandal, Rappler reported. A YouTube video uploaded to a channel with 170,000 subscribers falsely claimed Lacson had demanded immediate resignation.
The video, titled “Heto na! Bumaliktad umamin na! Lacson ginulat ang lahat! ”, had accumulated 6,200 views, 391 likes and 69 comments as of May 11, 2026. Lacson chairs the Senate blue ribbon committee, which has held several hearings on the flood control corruption scandal since August 2025.
He added that he would not shield President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. if evidence directly implicates him in the probe. The senator stressed that claims circulating on social media, including accusations made by former congressman Zaldy Co, cannot be treated as evidence unless formally testified to under oath and supported by documentation.
Lacson stated that the Senate blue ribbon committee cannot adopt statements not made under oath as part of its findings. On May 5, Lacson delivered the partial committee report in a privilege speech despite lacking enough signatures for formal filing. The more than 400-page report received signatures from only seven senators, short of the nine required.
The report alleged systemic corruption involving ghost and substandard flood control projects, kickbacks, and collusion between officials and contractors. Lacson said the partial report was based on hearings conducted since August 2025 and aimed to address public demands for transparency on alleged corruption in flood control projects.
