Manila, Oct. 9 -- Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Thursday expressed dismay over the extent of corruption in the government's infrastructure program.

"Reviewing the piles of 'classified' DPWH [Department of Public Works and Highways] documents which I shared with my staff, we all wondered aloud if the more appropriate question to ask is, 'Who is not?' rather than, 'Who is guilty?' So sad to realize how widely corrupt our government infrastructure program has gone," Lacson said in a post on X.

Lacson made the remark after reviewing with his staff several "classified" documents from the DPWH, which he had earlier flagged for systemic irregularities in flood control and other infrastructure projects.

He cited DPWH Secretary...