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, ...
Judge Lina Hidalgo called for renewed scrutiny of the Harris County Flood Control District after a recent audit found transparency issues in its contracting process. The audit, which was published Oct ...
The Philippines has lost an estimated 42.3–118.5 billion Philippine pesos (US$713 million–2 billion) a year from flood control corruption since 2023. The scale of illegal wealth accrued by contractors ...
After decades of catastrophic storms and severe floods triggered by intense monsoon rains, some parts of the Philippines prove that flood control infrastructures can hold water — when done properly ...