Contractor couple Pacifico ‘Curlee’ and Cezarah ‘Sarah’ Discaya will no longer cooperate with the investigation into the flood control mess of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI).
ICI executive director Brian Keith Hosaka said this in a press conference on Wednesday, October 15, after the contractor couple attended the commission’s hearing for the third time.
Bicam budget talks to be livestreamed, says Marcos
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday announced that the bicameral conference committee deliberations on the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 will be livestreamed.
This is the process in which the Senate and House of Representatives thresh out differences and arrive at a common version of the General Appropriations Act, which the president will sign to become the General Appropriations Bill.
Most Filipinos see corruption as widespread, ‘normal’ in politics
Almost every Filipino believes that corruption in the government is widespread, while the majority also think it is a ‘normal’ part of the country’s politics, a recent survey by Pulse Asia found.
Pulse Asia’s survey, held from September 27 to 30 using face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adult Filipinos, found that 97 percent of respondents believe that corruption is widespread. Vice President Sara Duterte said Wednesday that it does not matter who prosecutes her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, before the International Criminal Court (ICC), as the prosecutor’s role and their need for defense remain the same.
Sara said this amid reports that ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan was disqualified from the crime against humanity case against Rodrigo Duterte due to a possible conflict of interest.
ICC lawyer questions basis for Khan’s ouster from Duterte case
Human rights lawyer and International Criminal Court (ICC) Assistant to Counsel Kristina Conti is not entirely convinced there is a basis to disqualify ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan from the crime against humanity case against former President Rodrigo Duterte.
In a text message to the Inquirer on Wednesday, Conti explained why she believes so:
‘As disclosed, he had assisted a group of victims in sending a communication to the Office of the Prosecutor prior to his appointment. We see no significant or fundamental conflict of interest between the victims and the Office of the Prosecutor,’ said Conti.