Senate investigations reveal that up to 60% of flood control funds may be lost to corruption, sometimes even before construction even begins. Political scientist Amado Mendoza documented how this system outlasted the reparations program, continuing till the end of the Marcos regime. The Flood Control Déjà VuFast-forward to 2024, and the methods remain virtually unchanged, merely scaled up for a new century and a democratic government with a powerful legislature that demands a share of the spoils. Senate investigations reveal that up to 60% of flood control funds may be lost to corruption, with fees and off-the-books payments possibly reducing actual infrastructure budgets to less than 40%. This week the Anti-Money Laundering Council froze 592 bank accounts, three insurance policies, 73 motor vehicles, and 18 real properties belonging to contractors of irregular flood control projects.