The saga surrounding Landing International and its planned casino in Manila continues. As government officials and Landing debate whether or not the casino will go forward, the Philippine Senate is now getting involved. A lawmaker has requested that the government look into corruption allegations over the land that Landing has secured for the casino.

Senator Francis Escudero has submitted a resolution, resolution number 858, to have a committee of the Senate to investigate “supposed graft and corruption allegedly committed by the Nayong Pilipino Foundation [NPF] board of trustees and officials.” The foundation’s entire board was fired by President Duterte earlier this month, the same day that a groundbreaking ceremony for the casino was held.

Escudero further stated, “Corruption, power play, incompetence and dishonesty, especially if government is involved, adversely affect not only this particular project, but other high-stakes development projects of the government.”

This past Wednesday, the Philippine News Agency published an article stating that the project graft allegations are related to 26.3 acres of land that the NPF leased to a Landing subsidiary, Landing Resorts Philippines Development Corp., for the purpose of building the casino.