Panfilo Lacson
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Panfilo Morena Lacson (born June 1, 1948) is a retired Director-General of the Philippine National Police, and is currently a member of the Philippine Senate.
His career started at the Philippine Constabulary which he joined after graduation from the Philippine Military Academy in 1971. He worked at the Metropolitan Command (Metrocom) Intelligence and Security Group (1971-1986), PC-INP Anti-Carnapping Task Force (1986-1988), as Provincial Commander of the Province of Isabela (1988-1989), as Commander of Cebu Metrodiscom (1989-1992), and as Provincial Director of the Province of Laguna (February to July 1992). He was then appointed to the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission as Chief, Task Force Habagat (1992-1995). He headed the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force as PAOCTF Chief (July 1998-January 2001) as well as the Philippine National Police PNP Director-General, (November 1999-January 2001).
He won a seat in the Senate in 2001, running with the LAMMP party of former President Joseph Estrada, with whom he was closely linked.
He ran for President in the 2004 general election against the incumbent President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and came in third in the race. He retains his seat in the Senate and may choose to run for reelection in 2007.