Palace: Evidence guides government response in flood control scandal

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday said evidence-based accountability, rather than hasty prosecutions, is guiding the government’s response to the flood control scandal. The statement was issued in reaction to the Office of the Ombudsman’s plan to file plunder raps in May against Sen. Francis Escudero and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez in connection with flood

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