Philippines LIVE: Students from various universities Protest Over Corruption in Flood Project | CNBC TV18
Students from various universities join a march over allegations of massive corruption in flood control projects, which have implicated several congressmen and public works officials in Manila.
Padora’s death in the province of Bulacan is one of dozens of recent flood-related fatalities in the Philippines, where allegations of corruption related to flood control projects have sparked widespread anger and street protests. Lawmakers, contractors and public works officials are accused of siphoning off billions allocated for flood mitigation through “ghost projects”, overpricing and kickbacks.
Newly installed ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla says the anti-corruption agency is completing evidence to file cases against at least a dozen lawmakers.
On 9 October, government investigators announced that ongoing inquiries had identified at least 421 “ghost projects” nationwide – reported as completed but later discovered to be nonexistent. Similar schemes are surfacing in other sectors, including large-scale infrastructure and health facility projects.
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