The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) under former Duterte ally Melvin Matibag has launched a probe into the alleged anomalies surrounding the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Matibag did not name names, but Senator Alan Peter Cayetano reacted during the impeachment trial on Wednesday, July 15 against the NBI’s renewed probe.
Well, he has every right to because he served as the chairperson of the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC), a private foundation that oversaw the Philippines’ hosting of the biennial games.
“This is not because of renewed interest. It so happened that there were documents which came to light which will lead us to investigate. Whenever any issue involving corruption is brought to us, even ordinary cases, we will investigate. It so happened this is controversial,” said the NBI director in a mix of Filipino and English.
Matibag’s probe will also include a Malaysian company, MTD Capital Berhad, which received P10-billion from government appropriations.
