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flag The Philippines investigates 421 fake flood control projects amid funding shortages and enforcement challenges.

flag The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) is investigating 421 alleged "ghost" flood control projects, with field validation underway across the Philippines using technical assessments. flag Chaired by retired Supreme Court justice Andres Reyes Jr., the ICI, which lacks contempt powers, faces criticism over independence and enforcement. flag It flagged anomalies in a P289.5-million project in Oriental Mindoro, while the DENR’s Water Resources Management Office monitors about 4,000 projects using satellite data and develops a national flood plan favoring nature-based solutions. flag The DOH reports emergency funds are nearly exhausted, and the PAO’s budget hearing was delayed after its head missed the session. flag The DOJ is collaborating with the ICI, conducting forensic work, though witness access remains limited.

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