US EditionPhilippine lawmaker quits top job as graft probe moves forward
Martin Romualdez resigned amid allegations of misuse of billions in government funds for flood control projects, with investigations and public protests intensifying in the Philippines.
- Public anger has intensified over alleged corruption in Philippines climate-related infrastructure projects, estimated at 1 trillion pesos by Greenpeace.
- House speaker Martin Romualdez, a cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos, resigned to allow an investigation to proceed without "undue influence".
- A commission headed by a former Supreme Court justice will investigate flood control projects from the past 10 years.
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Philippine House Speaker Romualdez Quits
By: Tita Valderama‘I have nothing to hide’His House of Representatives speakership immersed in allegations of corruption tied to the Philippines' fermenting public works scandal and his presidential ambitions in tatters, Representative Martin Romualdez, first cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has stepped down, saying he had "nothing to hide." It was a rare occurrence in the Philippines to see a politician, especially one with the politic…
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Marcos cousin quits Philippine Congress amid graft fallout
A cousin of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr is stepping down as speaker of the House of Representatives following a similar leadership change in the Senate, as public outrage builds over alleged corruption in infrastructure projects.
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