‘She died because of the flood’: Filipinos rise up as outrage over corruption scandal grows

<p>Allegations related to flood control projects have sparked widespread anger and protests in the Philippines</p><p>Philippine health worker Christina Padora waded through July’s waist-high flood water to check on vaccines and vital medications stored in the village clinic, something she had regularly done during previous typhoons.</p><p>But this time she didn’t make it. Taking hold of a metal pole that she failed to see was connected to a live wire, the 49-year-old was fatally electrocuted in the water.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/15/filipinos-rise-up-outrage-corruption-scandal-flood-control">Continue reading...</a>