The Presidential Palace of the Philippines, known as the Malacañang, is trying to calm public concern after rumors spread that the entire Cabinet is under investigation for alleged corruption in flood control projects.
Palace officials insist there is no internal probe underway and that the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) is already leading the investigation. Still, speculation is running high because several Cabinet members recently resigned, with some linked to suspicious infrastructure deals worth billions.
The rumors exploded after the police announced they will arrest 18 suspects in a corruption scandal involving flood control projects that has sparked huge protests across the country.
Context: The Ghost Projects Crisis
The Cabinet scandal comes as the Philippines faces the ghost projects crisis, where hundreds of taxpayer-funded flood control works were never completed. Investigations have already uncovered losses of 545 billion
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