Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson has resigned from his post as the chairperson of the blue ribbon committee, emphasizing that there are no political considerations in any of his actions related to handling committee hearings and other related activities.
In a resignation letter dated October 7 addressed to Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Lacson explained how a number of his colleagues have expressed disappointment with the ‘direction’ of the blue ribbon committee hearings regarding the anomalous flood control projects.
‘Some senators publicly and secretly pursue the narrative that I am zeroing in on several of my colleagues while purportedly protecting those members of the Lower House perceived to be the principal actors in the budget anomalies related to the substandard and ghost flood control projects,’ said Lacson.
But according to him, nothing could be farther from the truth.
‘This narrative is categorically false. These misrepresentations are being floated mostly by critics opposed to our efforts to get to the bottom of the flood control anomalies,’ he said.
Lacson underscored that his committee went where the evidence lead them, and not by the noise coming from highly partisan political persuasions.
‘To all my colleagues, let me reiterate: there are no political considerations in any and all my actions related to my handling of the committee hearings and other related activities,’ said Lacson.
‘Truth is, I do not need to amass political capital much less at the expense of anybody because I entertain no further political plans after my term ends in 2031,’ he added.
With these, Lacson tendered his resignation as the chairperson of the Senate blue ribbon panel.