As commissioners quit, Philippines’ flood-control probe faces credibility crisis

The resignation of a second commissioner from a Philippine presidential fact-finding body investigating alleged corruption in flood control projects has left the panel with only its chair, raising fresh doubts about the state’s ability to hold powerful interests to account amid the sprawling scandal. The exits come as the investigation has become a focal point of public anger over billions of pesos spent on poorly constructed or non-existent flood control infrastructure that critics say failed...