Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Aug. 13, 2026 renews his call to abolish the 'leadership fund' from the national budget, branding it as a 'worse version the outlawed pork barrel system.' Lacson said the leadership provided lawmakers opportunity to make insertions even during the preparation stage of the national budget. Lacson issued the statement a day after former Public Works secretary Manuel Bonoan told the Sandiganbayan that all senators have at least P500 million of allocations for their priority projects in