Panfilo Lacson
Panfilo Lacson | |
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| Senator-elect of the Philippines | |
| Assuming office June 30, 2025 | |
| Succeeding | N/A |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
| In office June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022 | |
| In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2013 | |
| Chair of the Senate National Defense and Security Committee | |
| In office July 23, 2019 – June 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Gregorio Honasan |
| Succeeded by | Jinggoy Estrada |
| Chair of the Senate Accounts Committee | |
| In office July 24, 2019 – June 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Gregorio Honasan |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Binay |
| Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery | |
| In office December 10, 2013 – February 10, 2015 | |
| President | Benigno Aquino III |
| Chief of the Philippine National Police | |
| In office November 16, 1999 – January 20, 2001 | |
| President | Joseph Estrada Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Edmundo L. Larroza |
| Succeeded by | Leandro Mendoza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Panfilo Morena Lacson June 1, 1948 Imus, Cavite, Philippines |
| Political party | Independent (2004–2021; 2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Reporma (2021–2022) LDP (2001–2004) |
| Spouse | Alice de Perio |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Philippine Military Academy (BS) Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (MPA) |
| Website | pinglacson |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Philippine Constabulary |
| Years of service | 1971 – 1991 |
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| Police career | |
| Service | Philippine Constabulary Philippine National Police |
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| Police office | Laguna Provincial Police |
| Service years | 1991–2001 |
| Rank | Director General |
Panfilo "Ping" Morena Lacson Sr. (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈlakson]; born June 1, 1948) is a Filipino politician who is a senator-elect of the Philippines. He is also a former police general who served as director general of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from 1999 to 2001. He was a candidate in the 2004 and 2022 Philippine presidential elections.
During his tenure as the chief of the PNP, he was known for instituting various reforms within the organization. Despite some controversies, his high approval rating and high-profile anti-corruption campaigns were key to his Senate bid in 2001, where he won and placed tenth in the elections. In January 2001, Lacson's withdrawal of police support for President Joseph Estrada was critical to Estrada's ouster in EDSA II. However, after Estrada was arrested on April 25, 2001, Lacson was among the politicians who spoke against his removal from office at pro-Estrada rallies that preceded the May 1 riots near Malacañang Palace. He ran for the presidency in 2004 but lost, though he continued to serve as senator until 2007. He won another six-year term in 2007.
After his first two terms in the Senate, Lacson was appointed by then-President Benigno Aquino III as Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery in December 2013. He led the management and rehabilitation efforts of the central provinces in the Philippines affected by Typhoon Yolanda.
In the 2016 elections, Lacson ran for senator and won, ranking fourth in the said elections.
Lacson made another attempt for the presidency of the Philippines during the 2022 Philippine presidential election, where he placed fifth, losing to Bongbong Marcos. After the election, Lacson said he would contribute to food security through an agri-aqua business.
Lacson's career as a police officer became the basis for two local action films: Task Force Habagat (1993) and Ping Lacson: Super Cop (2000).