35 Flood Control Cases Pending in Courts, Ombudsman Reports
The Office of the Ombudsman in the Philippines reported to the Senate that 35 cases related to a multi-billion-peso flood control corruption scandal are currently pending in courts. Thirty-one of these cases are with the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan, while the rest are in various regional courts.
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