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.
But recent audits reveal widespread cases of structures being grossly incomplete or non-existent.
Multiple government officials are accused of pocketing huge kickbacks, funding lavish lifestyles.
101 East investigates how the most vulnerable are being flooded by corruption in the Philippines.
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