Philippine lawmaker charged with plunder in flood control scandal
Prosecutors charge Martin Romualdez, cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., with accepting billions of pesos from bogus flood-control projects.
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First reported by Asia - South China Morning Post, 4h 50m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 7 Sept 2026. Asia - South China Morning Post published first, on 7 September at 08:55 UTC; ABC News followed 4h 50m later. The most recent article, from Asia - South China Morning Post, appeared on 8 September at 07:38 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: ABC News (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), Asia - South China Morning Post.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Asia - South China Morning PostPhilippine president’s cousin charged with plunder over US$118 million flood scandal
- ABC NewsA Philippine lawmaker charged with corruption in flood control projects
- The New York TimesPhilippines Lawmaker, Cousin of Marcos, Charged With Taking Kickbacks
- Asia - South China Morning PostPhilippine ex-speaker stashed billions of pesos ‘he could no longer hide’: prosecutors
Sources
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- Philippines Lawmaker, Cousin of Marcos, Charged With Taking Kickbacks The New York Times ·
- A Philippine lawmaker charged with corruption in flood control projects ABC News ·
- Philippine ex-speaker stashed billions of pesos ‘he could no longer hide’: prosecutors Asia - South China Morning Post
- Philippine president’s cousin charged with plunder over US$118 million flood scandal Asia - South China Morning Post
In this story
- Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
- Martin Romualdez
- Zaldy Co
- Office of the Ombudsman