Manila, May 28, 2026 (AFP) - Philippine senator charged over flood control scandal

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2026-05-28

Philippine prosecutors filed criminal charges on Thursday against a senator allegedly involved in a massive corruption scandal over bogus flood control projects. The charges came almost a year after President Ferdinand Marcos put the so-called "ghost" infrastructure projects, believed to have cost Filipino taxpayers billions of dollars, centre stage during a July speech. Several construction firm owners, government officials and politicians have......

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