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MANILA - Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Saturday fired back former Senate President and Alan Peter Cayetano for insinuating that he earned his wealth through &quot;budget insertions.&quot;In a statement issued on Saturday, Lacson said he legitimately earned his wealth through private business and never resorted to kickbacks.Lacson also alleged that there are ghost flood control projects in Taguig City, Cayetano’s political bailiwick.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/11/lacson-flags-pattern-of-hospital-stays-among-personalities-facing-arrest-1206">Lacson flags &#x27;pattern&#x27; of hospital stays among personalities facing arrest, contempt charges</a></div>“Let me correct Sen. Alan Cayetano’s latest &#x27;live selling&#x27; on FB using wild insinuations and black propaganda against me. Hindi nag-doble ang net worth sa SALN ko in 2025 compared to 2022 when I left the Senate,&quot; he said on X. &quot;Actually, more than four times ang increase at P244.9 million compared to P58.7 million in 2022 – the year I left government.” Lacson said he engaged in estate deals and other legitimate businesses with two other business partners as a private individual.&quot;I paid P10.5 million and P2.8 million (in taxes) respectively as reflected in my ITRs (income tax returns).”“Unlike Sen Cayetano with P6.79B in budget insertions under the 2025 GAA, (I have no) insertions a.k.a. pork barrel since I became a senator. (And I do not have any) 25% kickback (for) slope protection and other infra projects. I don’t know about him, but I have consistently refused lobby monies in relation to my job as a legislator,” he added. &quot;And yes, re Blue Ribbon hearings, huwag siyang mainip, meron ding &#x27;ghost&#x27; sa Taguig.&quot;Cayetano has yet to respond to Lacson&#x27;s allegations, as of posting.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/11/threshold-issue-should-be-settled-early-lacson-says-0952">Threshold issue should be settled early, Lacson says</a></div>Meanwhile, Presidential Communications Office Usec. Claire Castro also lashed out at Cayetano&#x27;s latest allegations against the Marcos administration.&quot;Bakit hindi kaya makapagpigil sa sarili si Sen. Alan Cayetano sa paggawa ng intriga at mga kwentong walang basehan? Imbis na ituro ang sarili sa kanyang kapabayaan sa pagtatrabaho, magtuturo siya ng iba masagip lang ang sarili sa kahihiyan,&quot; she said.&quot;Ang trabaho niya na di niya magampanan ay ipapasa sa iba. Ebidensya ang ibibigay namin panlaban sa mga kasinungalingan ni Sen. Alan.&quot;

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Saturday fired back at former Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano for insinuating that he earned his wealth through "budget insertions."

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Saturday fired back at former Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano for insinuating that he earned his wealth through "budget insertions."

Lacson says Cayetano had P6.79-B budget insertions in 2025 GAA

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Lacson says Cayetano had P6.79-B budget insertions in 2025 GAA

Dennis Gasgonia,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 18, 2026 06:23 PM PHT

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Updated July 18, 2026 06:35 PM PHT

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