{
  "id": 1700165,
  "title": "Philippines’ Marcos slammed over US$3b family estate tax, says ‘very busy’ with government",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/philippines-marcos-slammed-over-us-3b-family-estate-tax-says-very",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T11:09:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3364448/philippines-marcos-slammed-over-3b-family-estate-tax-says-very-busy-government"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has put his anti-corruption drive at the centre of his presidency, but questions over his late father’s estate taxes and the family’s past ill-gotten wealth have prompted critics to question his commitment. Last month, Marcos pledged in his address to Congress to continue fighting alleged irregularities in flood-control projects, stressing that the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}