Panama is embroiled in a scandal involving alleged corruption schemes within the government. The public is demanding answers from former officials who received benefits for approving contracts. At the center of the storm is Mayor Irma, who is now politically isolated after city council members backed government intervention in waste management, leaving her without funds from the sanitation tax. Meanwhile, President Juan Carlos Varela is set to award Fernando Correa the National Order Dr. Belisario Porras for his service to the nation. In political maneuvering, Huevito Pineda is fiercely defending the re-election of rectors at state universities. In the Odebrecht case, the testimony of Mauricio Cort is awaited. There are also reports of a suspected satanic sect in Andrés Bello Park and a scandal in the prosecutor's office in West Panama, where adult pornography was mistakenly investigated as child pornography. Citizens are calling for transparency and a fair resolution regarding the mining company to ensure a mutually beneficial relationship.
