FACT CHECK: Lacson quote card on confidential funds is fake

Claim: Former Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said the following statement in a quote card circulating online:

“The disbursement of confidential funds uses code and aliases dahil sa confidentiality nature ng pagkagastusan (because of the confidential nature of expenses). But the same requires an intelligence project where details of expenses are stipulated.”

“Now you know the who’s and why’s of Mary Grace Piattos and Kokoy Villamin. Don’t show your ignorance by asking the true identities of these persons.