Lacson: P17.9-B Senate ‘pork’ is for subsistence allowance hike

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson has criticized Rep. Antonio Tinio for either being “too lazy to do his research or malevolently destabilizing the Senate to take the heat off the House of Representatives” as the bicameral conference committee continued its deliberations on the proposed 2026 budget. Lacson rebutted Tinio’s claims of