Ghost projects, real consequences: Why every Filipino should care

Imagine waking up to flooded streets, missed work, and rising prices—then learning that billions of pesos meant to prevent those very problems were stolen.

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That's not fiction. That's the reality behind the P118.5 billion ghost flood control scandal now shaking our nation. These weren't just numbers on a spreadsheet.

That money could have built real flood defenses, created up to 266,000 jobs, and helped our economy grow stronger. Instead, it vanished—swallowed by corruption, mismanagement, and greed.

What we lost