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Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson is elected as chairperson of the Committees on Accounts, Ways and Means, and Public Order and Dangerous Drugs during the first special session of the 20th Congress on June 17, 2026. Voltaire Domingo, Senate Social Media Unit

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178658574969520260617-senate-special-session-ping-lacson-SSMU.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson is elected as chairperson of the Committees on Accounts, Ways and Means, and Public Order and Dangerous Drugs during the first special session of the 20th Congress on June 17, 2026. Voltaire Domingo, Senate Social Media Unit</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson sought an investigation into the rehabilitation of EDSA after fresh potholes emerged on newly repaired portions of the highway following recent monsoon rains. </p><p>Lacson’s Senate Resolution 594 directs the Senate Committee on Public Works to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation to review design and engineering standards and ensure accountability in public infrastructure.</p><p>“For nearly a week, persistent southwest monsoon (habagat) rains have drenched parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila; damaging several main thoroughfares, including recently rehabilitated sections of EDSA. The presence of fresh potholes means the newly repaired avenue will already require another round of maintenance,” he said in his resolution.</p><p>“Rapid deterioration of recently rehabilitated roads, most notably EDSA, just months after completion exposes deep-seated flaws in the planning, design, construction, and management of high-cost public infrastructure projects,” he added.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1ldViMqmrXQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span>Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon on Monday blamed the barriers of the EDSA busway for the appearance of new potholes along the thoroughfare. </div><p>&quot;Ang damage area doon sa catchbasin between Estrella and Buendia, doon kasi ang bagsak ng lahat ng tubig mula Guadalupe pababa. Makikita ninyo naman eh, doon talaga ang bagsak. So ang problema lang doon, iyong mga barrier ng busway, kaya pinapunta ko din ng DOTr doon, hinaharang iyong pag-drain noong tubig mula sa busway, papunta sa drainage natin sa kabilang side,&quot; Dizon said.</p><p>&quot;Kasi ang number one na kalaban ng aspalto eh tubig, kapag ang tubig naiwan kahit na ilang oras lang iyan, araw ang binilang talagang masisira iyon,&quot; he said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/10/dpwh-explains-new-edsa-potholes-1431">What caused new EDSA potholes? DPWH explains</a></div><p>Dizon promised that the new potholes would be fixed.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AaDuTJyDGFs?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"/></div>

<p>Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson sought an investigation into the rehabilitation of EDSA after fresh potholes emerged on newly repaired portions of the highway following recent monsoon rains. </p>

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson sought an investigation into the rehabilitation of EDSA after fresh potholes emerged on newly repaired portions of the highway following recent monsoon rains.

Lacson seeks probe on EDSA rehab after new potholes emerge

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Lacson seeks probe on EDSA rehab after new potholes emerge

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Published August 13, 2026 09:51 AM PHT

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