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[Vantage Point] Corruption floods Philippine economy

Rappler ·

The flood-control scandal is no longer simply about questionable contracts, missing dikes, or billions of pesos siphoned from the national treasury. Its economic fallout is now visible across the real economy: public works have ground to a halt, infrastructure spending is contracting, and legitimate…

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