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The Independent UK
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DARK SECRETS: A philippine lawmaker charged with corruption in flood control projects - The Real Truth

Philippines Corruption - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A Philippine lawmaker and former speaker of the House of Representatives was charged Monday for allegedly pocketing millions of dollars in kickbacks from flood control projects in a widening scandal concerning vital public construction to shield communities from typhoons.

Rep. Martin Romualdez, a cousin and former political ally of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and others are facing plunder charges at the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan.

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