Ex-Makabayan reps: Cash suitcases claim meant to divert attention from ICC

MANILA, Philippines — Allegations that they received cash in suitcases are based on unverified claims and are supposedly intended to divert the people’s attention away from the International Criminal Court (ICC) hearings, former Makabayan bloc lawmakers said on Wednesday. In a joint statement, former ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro, former Gabriela party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas,