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Tens of thousands of Filipinos participated in mass protests nationwide on Sunday, September 21, 2025, to condemn government corruption and anomalous flood control projects.
An estimated 80,000 people gathered at Rizal Park in Manila for the 'Trillion Peso March,' calling for the Independent Commission for Infrastructure to be truly independent and for the prosecution of allegedly corrupt officials within six months.
Vice Ganda, along with other celebrities like Anne Curtis and Iza Calzado, joined the 'Trillion Peso March' in EDSA, urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to jail all thieves to create a legacy.
In Tacloban City, over 500 people, including students, also protested corruption in flood control projects and called for the resignation of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
A children's group lamented that the P465 million worth of luxury cars owned by couple-contractors could have been used to build 715 classrooms, highlighting that systemic corruption deprives children of essential social services.
Some former military generals demanded accountability over alleged 'ghost' flood projects and called for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to step down.
Near Ayala Bridge in Manila, masked individuals set a trailer truck ablaze after clashing with anti-riot police, leading the Philippine National Police (PNP) to take 17 individuals into custody.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is confident he will complete his six-year term and is unfazed by destabilization attempts, as he believes the majority of protesters are aligned with his anti-corruption campaign.
Palace press officer Claire Castro stated that Filipinos are angry at those involved in anomalous flood control projects, not the President or his administration, and that there is no unrest within the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
Senator Erwin Tulfo stated that the protests serve as a warning to government officials, urging them to 'shape up or we will take down' and that September 21, 2025, should be the last day of corruption in the government.
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