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Kiko Pangilinan reacts to Ping Lacson’s plan to resign as Blue Ribbon Committee chairman

Published 7 Oct 2025 at 12:28 PM

by Daniel Joseph Navalta

3 min read

• Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged Senator Ping Lacson to reconsider his plan to resign as chairman of the Blue Ribbon Committee

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• Pangilinan said disagreements within the majority bloc were already clarified during a caucus on October 1

• He appealed to fellow senators to reaffirm their support for Lacson and emphasized the need for his continued leadership

• Furthermore, Pangilinan stressed that the nation needs stability and strong institutions amid the current political crisis

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan appealed to Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson to reconsider his reported plan to resign as chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, saying his leadership remains crucial amid the political turmoil gripping the nation.

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In a statement, Pangilinan said he believed the issues that led to Lacson’s decision had already been settled during a majority caucus last October 1.

“I hope Senator Ping will reconsider his decision to resign as Chairman of the Blue Ribbon Committee,” Pangilinan said. “My sense was and is that while there were a number of our colleagues in the Majority bloc who disagreed with some earlier public pronouncements made by him, the matter had been threshed out and clarified by him in a majority caucus held last Wednesday, Oct 1. No one in the majority bloc sought his replacement as Blue Ribbon Committee Chairman.”

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Pangilinan further appealed to Lacson’s colleagues in the majority bloc to reaffirm their support for him to remain in his post, saying his continued leadership would help preserve stability in the Senate.

“While I appreciate Senator Ping’s sensitivity to the sentiments expressed by our fellow Senators in the Majority as a reason for his resignation, I am still hopeful that with the renewed support of the Majority bloc he will be convinced to stay on,” he said.

The senator underscored the need for steady leadership in light of the ongoing political crisis, emphasizing that the public looks to the Senate for integrity and stability.

“Now more than ever, amidst the political crisis facing the nation, our people are looking for stability and certainty in the state of our affairs and looking to the strength of our institutions to withstand the ongoing crisis and resolve it in favor of the truth, transparency, and public accountability,” Pangilinan said.

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Panfilo “Ping” Lacson is a veteran Filipino politician and former police officer who has built a reputation for his strong stance against corruption and government inefficiency. He first rose to prominence as Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from 1999 to 2001, where he was credited with implementing internal reforms and instilling discipline within the force. Lacson later served multiple terms as a senator, earning recognition for his thorough scrutiny of the national budget, where he consistently exposed questionable allocations and “pork barrel” insertions. Known for his tough, no-nonsense style, he has been one of the most vocal advocates of transparency, accountability, and good governance, and he has also run for the presidency of the Philippines more than once.

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