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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Environment
Michael Beltran

Philippines’ Marcos faces ‘greenwashing’ claims as climate spending soars

The Philippine government has spearheaded 13 land reclamation projects in Manila Bay since 2017 [Neil Ambion/Al Jazeera]

Manila, the Philippines – After typhoon Doksuri battered the Philippines earlier this year, pastor Thaad Samson waded through waist-high waters while going door to door to check on his neighbours.

Seventeen towns in his home province of Bulacan were paralyzed by days of flooding after the typhoon hit the archipelago in July.

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