Accident in Los Cabos leaves three dead and 17 injured

Sheinbaum requests clarification on the Agronitrogenados case

President Claudia Sheinbaum asked the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) for detailed information about the participation of Gilda Lozoya Austin—sister of the former director of Pemex, Emilio Lozoya—in the Agronitrogenados fraud. Gilda Lozoya recently obtained parole.

“I asked the Prosecutor’s Office to report in more detail the participation of this person, of Lozoya’s sister, in this fraud that was the purchase of a company, which at the time had been privatized for an amount much greater than what it was actually worth, to benefit the owner of Altos Hornos and some other people,” said the president from the National Palace.

Sheinbaum also recalled that Alonso Ancira, former president of Altos Hornos de México, has not finished paying the debt derived from that case. For this reason, the arrest warrant against him was revived. He indicated that he hopes that the FGR, headed by Ernestina Godoy, clearly explains the details of the process.

The purchase of Agronitrogenados occurred during the administration of Emilio Lozoya at Pemex. The operation was carried out for a value much higher than the real value, according to investigations. The case has been one of the most emblematic in terms of corruption in the Mexican energy sector.

President Claudia Sheinbaum reported that the works to prevent flooding in the Eastern Zone of the State of Mexico are 90% complete. They will be ready in a maximum of 15 days, just before the peak of the rainy season.

Sheinbaum highlighted the effectiveness of the work. Four of the six projects are already operating and have reduced impact times. For example, after recent rains in Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, the system evacuated a body of water in approximately an hour and a half.

Budget and key works

The director of Conagua, Efraín Morales, explained that 2.2 billion pesos of a national budget of 11.2 billion pesos are spent in the region that includes La Paz, Nezahualcóyotl and Iztapalapa.

Among the completed works are the expansion of the El Salado Lagoon (from 300 thousand to 400 thousand cubic meters), the Teotongo Collector, the Carmelo Pérez Collector and the Cárcamo de Xochiaca, which increased its pumping capacity to 16 thousand liters per second.

The pending works for the next two weeks are the Los Pinos Collector (88%) and the expansion of the Churubusco Lagoon channels (85%).

In addition, construction of the Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias Collector continues to resolve historical flooding in Chalco and Valle de Chalco. The microtunneling maneuvers have already advanced 3 kilometers and are expected to conclude in October.

Advance in credentialing for the new health system

President Claudia Sheinbaum reported that the credentialing process for the Universal Health Service is advancing. More than 1.2 million older adults have already registered.

The program is scheduled to begin in January of next year. “It starts next year. There are more than one million 200 thousand older adults who have registered,” said the president during her morning conference.

Sheinbaum explained that the objective is that those who register can receive care at any IMSS, ISSSTE and IMSS Bienestar health center. Regardless of your current entitlement.

“Remember that we started with adults and older adults in the credentialing of the Universal Health Service and it is moving forward. In January this possibility of being able to share services in the three main health institutes would begin,” he said from the National Palace.

The federal government seeks to guarantee universal access to medical services. The first phase focuses on the population aged 65 and over. Authorities hope to expand coverage gradually.