Lacson, Marcoleta’s verbal spat escalates into war of letters

2026-02-25 - 05:33

MANILA, Philippines—The verbal spat between Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson and Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, still over the latter’s remark about surrendering Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), has now turned into a war of letters. Lacson wrote a strongly worded letter to Marcoleta on Tuesday to denounce the latter’s accusations that he deliberately altered a video, showing