Manila, Sept 7, 2026 (AFP) - Philippine president's lawmaker cousin charged over flood control scandal

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2026-09-07
Philippine prosecutors filed a criminal charge Monday against a lawmaker and cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos over his alleged involvement in a massive corruption scandal involving bogus flood control projects. The case came more than a year after Marcos put the so-called "ghost" infrastructure projects, believed to have cost Filipino taxpayers billions of dollars, centre stage in a public address. Several construction firm owners, government......
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