It’s one of the biggest corruption scandals the Philippines has seen since the final years of dictator Ferdinand Marcos. The government has admitted that 70 percent of the funds allocated for flood ...

A ship being towed by two tugboats crashed into a flood barrier in the Philippines, causing visible damage to the structure. The vessel, identified as MV Monalinda 98, struck the flood control gate ...

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, ...

Flood-prone areas in the Philippines remain vulnerable despite government spending billions on flood control infrastructure. Corruption, misaligned projects, and ghost projects are cited as key issues ...

Thousands of Filipinos marched in Manila on Sunday to vent their anger over a ballooning scandal involving bogus flood-control projects believed to have cost taxpayers billions of dollars. But a day ...

(Jam STA ROSA/AFP/AFP) The dike meant to protect the Philippine town cost taxpayers nearly $2 million, but when a minister visited this month he found little more than dirt hastily dumped along the ...

It is easy to see the floodwaters. But what’s harder to grasp is what we’re drowning in. This year alone, the Philippines has ...

The Filipino people are not powerless. But breaking the cycle of corruption requires more than awareness — it demands bold, ...

The number of people killed after a barrier lake burst its banks in Taiwan has risen by two to a total of 17. The Matai'an ...