Corruption's Cycle: Flood Control Scandal Exposes a Culture of Plunder The Philippines' latest high profile corruption scandal, centered around fake flood control projects, has landed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
's cousin and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez in hot water. The charges against him include plunder, a non bailable offense punishable by life imprisonment, which he allegedly facilitated through 7.
4 billion pesos in alleged bribes and anomalous budget allocations. Corruption is not new to Philippine politics.