Facing plunder raps, Momo steps down from bicam budget talks

MANILA, Philippines—Surigao del Sur Rep. Romeo Momo Sr. has resigned as a member of the bicameral conference committee, a day after lawyers and priests sued him for plunder over government contracts held by his family’s contractor firm.  In a statement on Saturday, Momo said he “deemed it proper to step aside [out] of delicadeza and