Ping Lacson flags 2 alleged ghost projects worth P75M in Taguig

Sen. Panfilo `Ping’ Lacson. INQUIRER PHOTO / NINO JESUS ORBETA MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson revealed on Wednesday that his team found two suspected “ghost” infrastructure projects in Taguig City that cost P75 million in total. Lacson noted that his team also found several infrastructure projects totaling P2.085 billion in insertions in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2025. “We have documented at least 2 case studies so far. Too many P100M slope protection and drainage projects totaling P2.085B out of the P6.79B insertions under the 2025 GAA,” Lacson said in a social media post. Article continues after this advertisement READ: Cayetano to Lacson: No ghost projects in Taguig; don’t single us out “Lacson previously noted that his colleague, Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano — whose political stronghold is Taguig — had ₱6.79 billion in insertions under the 2025 national budget, along with allegedly receiving 25 percent kickbacks from infrastructure projects. Of these projects, he noted only 68 of 70 have been implemented, and the remaining two “remained unreleased or unobligated.” Cayetano had already denied Lacson’s earlier claims, saying there are “no ghost projects in Taguig,” adding that Lacson should not focus on Taguig alone and that Lacson “needs to show that he’s not just annoyed with one person.” /mr Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful.