Truce called in Ping-Imee word warMANILA, Philippines — Sen. JV Ejercito called for a truce in the word war between Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson and Sen. Imee Marcos. Speaking to Bilyonaryo News Channel on Friday, Ejercito said senators should debate in the proper forum like in the Senate. “Senators like us should respect each other despite our differences in opinion,” Ejercito, who chairs the Senate ethics committee, said. He lamented that Lacson and Marcos had resorted to “below the belt personal attacks.”“We are a democracy. The senators’ word war started when Marcos claimed that the minority were being prevented by Senate Blue Ribbon chair Lacson from linking former House speaker Martin Romualdez to the flood control anomaly.

Source: Philippine Star January 17, 2026 16:34 UTC