PASAY CITY — Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson criticized Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano and his sister, Senator Pia Cayetano, on Tuesday, October 20, for questioning Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) General Manager Leopoldo Parumog on matters he deemed unrelated to the agency’s proposed 2027 budget.
Lacson accused the lawmakers of converting Monday’s budget deliberations into an extensive legislative inquiry, noting that the siblings took turns interrogating Parumog over the LLDA’s actions regarding reclamation activities in Taguig City, which serves as the Cayetanos’ political stronghold.
“DINUMOG SI PARUMOG: They took turns interrogating the hapless LLDA general manager with questions totally unrelated to the agency’s proposed 2027 budget as if it were a full-blown Senate inquiry in aid of legislation,” Lacson said in a social media post, which included a video of the hearing.
During the session, the Cayetanos questioned LLDA officials regarding what they characterized as a “special interest” in Taguig, asking why the agency failed to provide equivalent public detail concerning its enforcement actions in other regions.
The exchange unfolded amid growing concerns over alleged illegal reclamation activities along the Taguig Lakeshore, where a composite inspection team comprising lawyers and engineers documented ongoing garbage dumping and requested police security for their operations.
Lacson previously highlighted reports that officials from other government bodies, such as the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA), encountered harassment while tackling reclamation issues on the Taguig side of Laguna Lake. He also referenced a past PRA investigation that stalled after Alan Cayetano allegedly pressured agency representatives during Office of the President budget deliberations in November 2025.
Earlier this year, Lacson advocated for a synchronized multi-agency response—involving the LLDA, PRA, Office of the Ombudsman, Land Registration Authority, Department of Public Works and Highways, and Department of Environment and Natural Resources—to tackle the unabated dumping and reclamation concerns along the lakeshore area.