Philippines Freezes Two Lawmakers’ Assets as Graft Probe Widens

The Philippines has frozen the assets of two lawmakers allegedly tied to a widening graft scandal, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said, adding to thousands of bank accounts and hundreds of other assets already immobilized as the state moves to recover public money.

Marcos, in a video posted on his Facebook account on Tuesday, said the freeze order issued by the Court of Appeals covers the assets of Congressman Eric Yap and his brother Edvic Yap, also a lawmaker, as well as two contractors.