Philippine president’s cousin charged with plunder over US$118 million flood scandal
Asia-Pacific2 sources2 countries🔦 Under-reported43m ago
Philippine prosecutors filed criminal plunder charges on Monday against a lawmaker and cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr. The legal action centers on an alleged corruption scandal involving approximately US$118 million linked to fraudulent flood-control projects.
The charges emerge more than a year after President Marcos initiated a review of the country's flood-control infrastructure. The case represents a significant development in the government's ongoing scrutiny of public works projects.
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South China Morning Post (HK)Highlights the specific monetary value and the nature of the fraud
Channel NewsAsia (SG)Focuses on the lawmaker's political relationship to the president
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