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  "id": 6123386,
  "title": "Philippine president's lawmaker cousin charged over flood control scandal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/philippine-presidents-lawmaker-cousin-charged-over-flood-control-6123386",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T09:33:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/region/2026/09/1527672/philippine-presidents-lawmaker-cousin-charged-over-flood-control"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "MANILA: Philippine prosecutors filed a criminal charge Monday against a lawmaker and cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos over his alleged involvement in a massive corruption scandal involving bogus flood control projects.",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Philippine president's lawmaker cousin charged over flood control scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/philippine-presidents-lawmaker-cousin-charged-over-flood-control",
        "published": "2026-09-07T08:35:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Philippine president’s cousin charged with plunder over US$118 million flood scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/philippine-presidents-cousin-charged-with-plunder-over-us-118-million",
        "published": "2026-09-07T08:55:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "A Philippine lawmaker charged with corruption in flood control projects",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/a-philippine-lawmaker-charged-with-corruption-in-flood-control",
        "published": "2026-09-07T09:24:06.000Z"
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