Lacson calls colleague 'Pecksniffian' amid public works graft allegations
Senator Ping Lacson introduced a new word, 'Pecksniffian,' to describe a colleague, implying hypocrisy and self-service amid allegations of corruption in Taguig City's flood control projects and a heated exchange with Senator Alan Peter Cayetano.
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