Philippines, Sept. 7 -- MANILA - President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. decried the "deeply rotten" corruption in public infrastructure projects but said he has no regrets becoming Chief Executive as it gives him the chance to fix systemic ills.
In his latest podcast released Sunday, Marcos said revelations of long-running anomalies have kept him awake at night, describing them as "kalawang at bulok" (rust and rot) that have plagued projects for decades.
"It did not happen overnight. This happened over many decades. Ako nasa-shock ako... ang lalim ng kalawang, ang lalim ng bulok," he said, adding that he was "very upset" at how ordinary Filipinos were shortchanged while public funds were diverted for luxury items.
"How can you do this to peop...