Sen. Panfilo Lacson

Party-list Cong. Mike Defensor said he would no longer demand an apology from Sen. Panfilo Lacson over accusations of alleged presence of Pork Barrel Funds for congressman in the proposed P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020.

Former House Majority Leader Fredenil Castro (Capiz) has demanded an apology from Sen. Panfilo Lacson over his pronouncement that each congressman will receive P700-million worth of alleged pork barrel funds under the 2020 budget.

House Deputy Speaker Luis Raymund Villafuerte has belied the allegation made by Sen. Panfilo Lacson that he was behind the move to give all 22 Deputy Speakers P1.5 billion each under the proposed P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020.

Former House Majority Floor Leader Fredenil Castro (Capiz) insisted that the approved General Appropriations Bill (GAB) under House Bill 4228 is the “replica” of the 2020 National Expenditure Program submitted by Malacañang to Congress.

Congressmen have warned that the decision of Deputy Speaker for Finance Luis Raymund Villafuerte to recall the filing of the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) will surely raise doubts in the ongoing proceedings of the Lower House.

Police scalawags are bound to exploit the hazard of the death penalty to commit “horrific abuses” against citizens, Buhay party-list Rep. Lito Atienza warned Friday.

President Rodrigo Duterte's "dare" to the United States and at least two western allies to help check China in the West Philippine Sea is proper, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Thursday.

If it wants to enter into a joint investigation into the sinking of a Philippine fishing boat by a Chinese vessel, the Philippine government should at least make sure the issues of sovereignty and territorial integrity are addressed.

Finally, some 220,000 military and uniformed personnel (MUP) retirees may soon get their pension increases, after the the Department of Budget and Management finally cleared the way for it.

Nothing less than a leader-to-leader talk between the Philippines and China is warranted, following the reported sinking of a Philippine fishing vessel by a Chinese boat earlier this month.

Justice Secretary Guevarra on Friday (May 31) defended government agencies over allegations that government agencies did nothing to prevent alleged Chinese drug lord Jacky Co from leaving the country.

All's well that ends well.

The party list system has become quite a joke, with Ronald Cardema and the Duterte Youth group among its most recent reasons, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Tuesday.