Lacson recalls lesson from dad: Fight for what is right

Panfilo “Ping” Lacon is officially proclaimed as senator-elect on Saturday, May 17, 2025. —Photo by Dianne Sampang | INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — Senator-elect Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has not forgotten the lesson he learned from his father: fight for what is right.

Lacson recalled this memory on Saturday as he was officially proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

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Lacson said that his father was able to witness him assume his post as a Philippine National Police (PNP) chief before dying.

“His reminder to me was very simple: Fight for what is right and stand up against what is wrong. That guided me for my over 50 years of service in the government,” Lacson said in Filipino in his speech.

He said he had over 50 years of government service, 20 years of military service, 10 years of police service, and 18 years of Senate service. This will be his fourth term as a senator.

Like Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, Lacson served as a PNP chief before being elected to the Senate.

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Lacson, who is part of the administration-backed Alyansa slate, ranked 7th in the senatorial race with a total of 15,106,111 votes.

He ran as president in the 2022 elections with his running mate, and now Senator-elect Vicente “Tito” Sotto III. /atm