Government Corruption

2019 SEA Games fund liquidation investigation and Cayetano accountability calls

Palace Press Officer Claire Castro challenged Senator Alan Peter Cayetano to account for billions of pesos allocated to the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, questioning whether funds had been properly liquidated, amid an NBI reopened investigation into alleged anomalous procurements. The dispute escalated after Cayetano called NBI Director Melvin Matibag a "minion," with Castro suggesting his strong reaction indicates concern about potential corruption allegations related to his role as chairman of the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee.