MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday pushed for the forfeiture of the illegally reclaimed land along the Laguna de Bay shoreline in Taguig City in favor of the government.
This, after Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano fired back at Lacson who he said would drown in a "flood of truth" if he visited Taguig.
Lacson countered that Cayetano might be the one drowning in the truth after his team uncovered a "cauldron of worms" involving ghost slope protection projects and the illegal reclamation of portions of Laguna Lake.
He said his team's finding was validated after a meeting Monday evening with officials of the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA), including harassment tactics employed by Cayetano.
"Our Taguig City case study has opened a 'cauldron of worms' after my meeting with Philippine Reclamation Authority officials last night — from ghost slope protection projects to illegally reclaimed tracts of land covering Laguna Lake," Lacson said in a social media post.
"Aside from the PRA and the Ombudsman, we will closely coordinate with the DPWH (Department of Public Works and Highways) central office, LLDA (Laguna Lake Development Authority) and other concerned agencies not only to jail the crooks behind these grossly anomalous and patently illegal activities but also forfeit the already reclaimed Lakeshore areas in favor of the national government. There is no turning back!" he added.
