MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president and Congress have begun looking into possibly massive corruption in flood control projects that may implicate public works officials and engineers, ...
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Corruption undermines the Philippines’ flood control infrastructure
THE Philippines, frequently battered by typhoons and heavy rains, has been facing a deepening crisis in its flood control ...
Weak flood controls regularly cost Filipinos their lives, homes, and livelihoods. Recent investigations into substandard ...
The Philippines loses up to 70% of government funds for flood-control projects to corruption, with losses as much as $2 billion crimping economic growth in the past two years, according to a top ...
Thousands of Filipinos marched in Manila on Sunday to vent their anger over a ballooning scandal involving bogus flood-control projects believed to have cost taxpayers billions of dollars. But a day ...
Hong Kong is bracing for hurricane force winds from Super Typhoon Ragasa as southern China prepares for heavy flooding.
A huge and powerful typhoon is headed toward southern China after lashing the Philippines with destructive winds and ...
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