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Episode Synopsis
An arrest warrant is being prepared for Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya, the businesswoman once dubbed the Philippines’ “queen of flood control”, after prosecutors accused her of pocketing millions from a government project that was paid for but never built.
Discaya’s impending arrest – expected within days, according to President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr – would mark one of the most high-profile developments in the multibillion-peso flood control corruption scandal that has roiled Manila’s political...
Discaya’s impending arrest – expected within days, according to President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr – would mark one of the most high-profile developments in the multibillion-peso flood control corruption scandal that has roiled Manila’s political...
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