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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/1788405682737combo7.1.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Senators Ping Lacson and Alan Peter Cayetano. Mark Demayo/Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — In the latest installment of their word war, Sen. Panfilo Lacson claimed that Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano was “quacking” on social media while “quaking in his boots” over scrutiny of  infrastructure projects in Taguig. </p><p>Cayetano, meanwhile, accused Lacson of mounting a demolition job with his continued allegations of corruption in Taguig City, where Cayetano’s wife Lani Cayetano is city mayor.</p><p>In a press release on Thursday morning, Lacson dismissed Cayetano&#x27;s latest statement.</p><p>&quot;Sen. Cayetano can accuse me all he wants of &#x27;politically motivated&#x27; witch-hunt, fake news and trial by publicity, but I’m sure, he quakes in his shoes each time he sees every piece of evidence that I present each time he resorts to his trademark &#x27;quack-quack&#x27; on Facebook Live,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;PATHETIC. Imagine someone ‘quacking’ on FB Live with accusations of politically motivated demolition job, fake news and trial by publicity and at the same time ‘quaking in his boots’ every time each piece of evidence of corruption in his turf unfolds before his eyes,&quot; he added in a post on X.  </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/31/lacson-claims-p3-7-b-public-funds-wasted-on-laguna-lake-illegal-reclamation-1825">Lacson claims P3.7-B public funds wasted on Laguna Lake &#x27;illegal&#x27; reclamation; Cayetano fires back </a></div><p>Lacson said he had sent to the Office of the Ombudsman “both testimonial and documentary” evidence sourced from official records of the Department of Public Works and Highways, Philippine Reclamation Authority, Land Registration Authority, and General Appropriations Acts. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/19/lacson-hints-at-jail-time-for-alan-peter-cayetano-as-senate-spat-escalates-1047">Lacson hints at jail time for Alan Peter Cayetano as Senate spat escalates </a></div><p>Cayetano, meanwhile, went live on social media on Wednesday to say: “Ang laki na po ng ginanda na yun ng siyudad ng Taguig. That&#x27;s why it&#x27;s very unfair na nasa subject to sa isang demolition job, isang witch hunt, at saka isang trial by publicity.” </p><p>&quot;Yes, tahasang ko pong sinasabi na si Senator Panfilo Lacson ay gumagawa ng isang demolition job, ng isang trial by publicity, at isa pong witch hunt sa siyudad ng Taguig. Wala pong problema na ako akusahan niya, public official po ako, pero po i-link niya sa Taguig at sa akin lahat ng projects, lahat na po ng titulo doon, t&#x27;s not only po unfair, but simple lang eh, if he cannot convince people, he will try to confuse people,” he added. </p><p>Cayetano said he would answer the allegations in the proper venue. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/27/cayetano-scoffs-at-corruption-allegations-in-laguna-lake-infra-projects-2253">Cayetano scoffs at corruption allegations in Laguna Lake infra projects </a></div><p>He appealed to the public to see Taguig&#x27;s improvement for themselves.</p><p>“Tuloy namin inaanyayahan kayong lahat. Tignan nyo po ang napakagandang mga parks, mga public areas na nagawa, kaugnay ng flood control program noong 1999, 2000, 2001 na nag-umpisa at lalo pong gumanda itong last 10 to 15 years. So join us in a few minutes po kasama ang Senate opposition group,” he said.  </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/31/cayetano-denies-seeking-ceasefire-with-lacson-0023">Cayetano denies seeking &#x27;ceasefire&#x27; with Lacson </a></div><p>Lacson had claimed that at least P3.713 billion in public funds could have been wasted on projects along areas of Laguna Lake in Taguig City, which are subject to government action over &quot;illegal&quot; reclamation. </p><p>Lacson and Cayetano have been locked in a word war over various issues after Cayetano took the Senate presidency from Lacson&#x27;s ally Sen. Vicente Sotto III in May. </p><p>Lacson now belongs to the majority under Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian who took the Senate presidency last June 17. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/10/gatchalian-says-his-doors-heart-open-to-cayetano-and-allies-1502">Gatchalian says his doors, heart open to Cayetano and allies </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/9/2/senate-to-hold-simultaneous-budget-and-plenary-sessions-2050">Senate to hold simultaneous budget and plenary sessions </a></div><div><strong>— Report from RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News </strong></div><div><strong><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/A3s5Ipsrt4E?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/34i-rhsyKAo?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/jQjOn_hBbdc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>In the latest installment of their word war, Sen. Panfilo Lacson claimed that Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano was “quacking” on social media while “quaking in his boots” over scrutiny of infrastructure projects in Taguig. Cayetano, meanwhile, accused Lacson of mounting a demolition job. </p>

In the latest installment of their word war, Sen. Panfilo Lacson claimed that Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano was “quacking” on social media while “quaking in his boots” over scrutiny of infrastructure projects in Taguig. Cayetano, meanwhile, accused Lacson of mounting a demolition job.

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Published September 03, 2026 11:21 AM PHT

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