The human cost of the Philippines’ flood-control corruption scandal

08/12/2025 25 min
The human cost of the Philippines’ flood-control corruption scandal

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In the Philippines, a massive corruption scandal is triggering street protests and putting pressure on the government of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The population’s increasing exposure to typhoons, floods and rising sea-levels has seen the government allocate $9.5bn of taxpayer funds to more than 9,800 flood-control projects in the last three years.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support.