Marcos Kin Quits Congress Post in Philippine Graft Fallout

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s cousin stepped down as speaker of the House of Representatives amid allegations of widespread corruption in infrastructure projects that’s fueled public outrage in the Southeast Asian nation.

“I do this so that the independent commission on infrastructure may pursue its mandate freely and fully, without doubt, without interference, without due influence,” Congressman Martin Romualdez said on Wednesday.