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Senators Imee Marcos and Ping Lacson. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News; Handout/Panfilo Lacson Medfia Team

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Dennis Gasgonia

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768131615041imee x ping.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Senators Imee Marcos and Ping Lacson. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News; Handout/Panfilo Lacson Medfia Team"/>Senators Imee Marcos and Ping Lacson. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News; Handout/Panfilo Lacson Medfia Team</div>MANILA -- Senator Panfilo &quot;Ping&quot; Lacson on Sunday flagged P2.5 billion in &quot;allocables&quot; that are allegedly tied to Sen. Imee Marcos in the 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP).The Senate President Pro Tempore also cited Sen. Marcos&#x27; silence on supposed &quot;giniling&quot; or &quot;pork&quot; when the 2026 budget bill was being tackled at the bicameral conference level. &quot;Marcos had allocables worth P2.5 billion in the NEP according to the Cabral files. Most allocables were moved from the NEP to the 2025 GAA via insertions in the bicam where Sen. Marcos had at least the same amount based on DPWH records... While part of the insertions were flagged for later release, part of her FLR allocables had been released,&quot; he said in a statement.&quot;She makes a lot of noise criticizing the 2026 budget for having &#x27;pork&#x27; but she had &#x27;pork&#x27; in the budget, at least in the 2025 GAA. So she has no moral ascendancy to criticize... Why didn&#x27;t she raise the issue that there was pork? We heard nothing from her then, when she was in the bicam,&quot; Lacson added.<div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/11/senate-hearing-on-flood-control-mess-to-resume-on-jan-19-lacson-1812">Senate hearing on flood control mess to resume on Jan. 19 -- Lacson</a></div>Lacson also pointed out that while Sen. Marcos rejected the ratified version of the 2026 budget bill due to increases in funding for assistance programs she labeled as soft pork, she had pork at least in the 2025 GAA, and was even physically present in the distribution of ayudas last year.&quot;She was so fond of attending such distributions, and now she says there is &#x27;pork giniling&#x27; in the budget? You know, if you don&#x27;t have any moral ascendancy, just keep quiet because it will come back to you. People in glass houses shouldn&#x27;t throw stones,&quot; said Lacson. Lacson scored Marcos as well for her criticisms of the Blue Ribbon Committee which he heads, particularly in its investigation into the flood control scandal.He debunked her claims that he banned members from linking personalities such as former Speaker Martin Romualdez to the issue, noting that she has not attended hearings that he chaired.&quot;I have said before that the best response to nonsense is silence. But when she starts insulting, I cannot disregard it anymore. By insulting the Blue Ribbon Committee, she is undermining its integrity. Why does she not attend and ask questions?&quot; he said.Lacson said he remains puzzled over why some senators including Marcos and Sen. Rodante Marcoleta seem intent on disrupting the Blue Ribbon hearings, with Marcoleta earlier questioning Lacson&#x27;s objectivity.&quot;The problem is that there are those who want to disrupt the investigation. I don&#x27;t know what their end game is,&quot; he said.Sen. Marcos reacted to Lacson&#x27;s statement, labelling her fellow senator &quot;laughable.&quot;&quot;Medyo nakakatawa siya, &#x27;di niya alam na lahat &#x27;yan ay wishlist na binigay sa DPWH Central Office. Clueless ba siya na kaming mga oposisyon lahat FLR or &#x27;for later release&#x27; kaya ni isa diyan ay walang naibigay, ZERO KAMING LAHAT nila Bong Go, Bato at Robin!&quot; said Marcos in a statement.<div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/2/lacson-hopes-marcos-will-not-waver-vs-corruption-in-2026-1106">Lacson hopes Marcos will ‘not waver’ vs corruption in 2026 </a> </div>&quot;At, malay ko ba sa ALLOCABLES NG ADMIN, sa aming dalawa, hindi ako ang abogada ng Malacañang. Parang masyadong gigil itong si Senator Ping sa akin, baka makipagsabunutan - sure akong talo ako diyan!&quot;In response to Marcos&#x27; statement, Lacson said: &quot;I say again -- people ought to be reminded to reflect on their own actions before criticizing others.&quot;Meanwhile, Lacson declined to speculate on claims that the &quot;pork&quot; in the budget would be dangled before House members for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte. &quot;Under the Constitution, the House has the power to impeach, and the Senate has the power to convict or acquit. So since we could be senator-judges in a potential impeachment case, we cannot comment especially on the merits of the case,&quot; he said.

Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Sunday flagged P2.5 billion in "allocables" that are allegedly tied to Sen. Imee Marcos in the 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP).

Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Sunday flagged P2.5 billion in "allocables" that are allegedly tied to Sen. Imee Marcos in the 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP).

P2.5-B in 'allocables' tied to Imee Marcos in 2025 NEP, says Lacson

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P2.5-B in 'allocables' tied to Imee Marcos in 2025 NEP, says Lacson

Dennis Gasgonia,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jan 11, 2026 07:44 PM PHT

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