Manila, Oct. 6 -- Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Monday said restoring public trust in government cannot be achieved through political resets such as snap elections, but through firm accountability and the certainty of punishment for wrongdoing.

"Election, snap or regular, is not the solution. In fact, election campaigns actually add to more corruption - of the electorate by the candidates," Lacson said, reacting to Senator Alan Peter Cayetano's proposal for all national officials to resign and allow a snap election to rebuild public trust.

Cayetano had called for what he described as a "national reset" through mass resignation and fresh polls for all top officials, saying it would demonstrate "radical honesty" in...