Category: Philippines
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The Philippines Spent Big on Flood Control, but the Water Keeps Rising – from the NYTimes
Many Filipinos say floods are worse than ever — and now, the government has admitted that vast sums were embezzled from a program meant to fight the problem. Dec. 2, 2025 Wading through flooded streets on Saturday in Calumpit, a city in the northern Philippines. Cynthia Colindres remembers her low-lying village flooding every two or…
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Progress on the building in the Philippines
My fiancée and I are building an apartment on top of the family house and the building of the walls has been progressing well. Once the walls are completed a roof will be built.