Marcos comments on cousin Romualdez being linked to infrastructure kickback claims


MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr (pic) on Tuesday (Sept 9) stressed that while name-dropping is not a crime, using another person’s name to steal constitutes one.

This was his response to allegations made by contractor-couple Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya and Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya, who claimed that the name of House Speaker Martin Romualdez, Marcos’ cousin, was being used to obtain commissions from infrastructure projects.

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