Philippine court orders arrest of president's cousin over alleged kickbacks of $149m

MANILA — A Philippine court on Monday (Sept 7) ordered the arrest of a former House speaker and cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on charges of plunder, after allegations he took about US$118 million (S$149 million) in kickbacks from government flood-control projects.The order by the anti-graft court against Martin Romualdez came two months after Marcos vowed in his State...