Arrests made in major corruption scandal involving flood control projects in Philippines

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Philippine authorities Monday detained seven suspects and several more were being sought in a major corruption scandal involving flood control projects. Massive corruption has been blamed for substandard or non-existent flood control projects in the poverty-stricken Southeast Asian country long prone to deadly floods and extreme weather. (AP video by Joeal Calupitan)

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