Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said he will refuse to sign the bicameral conference committee report on the 2026 national budget unless provisions granting a massive increase for the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) and billions for farm-to-market roads are corrected. Lacson issued the warning Sunday after the bicameral panel approved raising MAIFIP’s proposed 2026 budget…
