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Categories: POLITICS

Taguig ghost infrastructure investigation

Entities: Lani Cayetano · Taguig City · Alan Peter Cayetano · Panfilo Lacson · Office of the Ombudsman (Philippines)

Overview

Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson launched a probe into alleged ghost flood‑control and slope‑protection projects in Taguig City, naming former Senate minority leader Alan Peter Cayetano and his wife, Mayor Lani Cayetano, as the political focal point. The initial claim, reported on 22 July 2026, cited new damning documents and a possible double appropriation involving two ₱100‑million allocations for the same slope‑protection work, prompting a review by the National Bureau of Investigation.

Two days later, on 24 July 2026, Lacson said his team had identified additional “bagmen” and uncovered three more ₱100‑million contracts, raising the total value of suspect projects to roughly ₱3.38 billion. He warned that the case was strengthening, noted repeated double‑appropriation patterns, and suggested forwarding the evidence to the Office of the Ombudsman for prosecution. The investigation remains focused on Taguig but could expand to other infrastructure contracts nationwide.

Timeline

  1. 6 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Senator Panfilo Lacson sends evidence of alleged ghost flood projects in Taguig to Ombudsman

    Senator Panfilo Lacson submitted evidence of alleged ghost flood‑control projects, double billing and duplicate funding in Taguig City to the Philippines' Ombudsman, which Senator Alan Peter Cayetano denies.

  2. 8 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Senator Panfilo Lacson probes Taguig ghost infrastructure projects

    Senator Panfilo Lacson is probing alleged ghost flood‑control projects in Taguig, citing new bagmen, double‑appropriations and PHP 3.38 bn in suspect contracts, and is urging a logical conclusion and possible O

  3. 11 days ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources
    Senator Lacson Flags New Evidence in Taguig Ghost Infrastructure Probe

    Senator Lacson says new evidence deepens the Taguig ghost‑project scandal, citing a possible double appropriation and prompting an NBI review, while Mayor Cayetano denies wrongdoing.

Sources

abogado.com.ph · balita.com · newsinfo.inquirer.net · rappler.com · tonite.abante.com.ph