Flood control fiasco cuts funding for Iligan rivers

(Second of three parts) ILIGAN CITY—In Barangay Ubaldo Laya, along the eastern bank of the Iligan River, a government flood control project was blamed for bringing floods to an area that was previously safe. Village resident Adelfa Mansanera, 62, said her neighborhood in Purok 14 was not affected by Typhoon “Sendong” (

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido -- Standing quietly on the edge of Kushiro Marsh in eastern Hokkaido, the former Iwabokki Sluice Gate in the town of Kushiro embodie