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First charges in Philippine flood control scandal target ex-lawmaker, officials
MANILA: Philippine prosecutors filed on Tuesday the first criminal charges in a sweeping corruption scandal over bogus flood control projects, promising “many” more indictments in the case that has prompted public ire and protests.Rage over so-called ghost infrastructure, believed to have cost taxpayers billions of dollars, has been building for months, ever since President Ferdinand Marcos put the issue center stage in a July address after weeks of deadly flooding.Scores of construction firm owners, government officials and lawmakers in the archipelago country have been accused of pocketing f
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arabnews.com
Tens of thousands rally in Manila over corruption scandal that implicates top Philippine officials
MANILA: Thousands gathered Sunday for the start of a three-day rally organized by a religious group in the Philippine capital to demand accountability over a flood-control…
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aljazeera.com
‘Enormous evil’: Thousands rally in the Philippines over corruption scandal
Protests come amid widespread anger over billions of pesos spent on substandard flood control projects.
