Thousands to rally vs corruption in flood control projects

Thousands of protesters are expected to participate in rallies at Luneta and the People Power Monument on Sunday, September 21, to protest alleged corruption in billions of pesos worth of flood control projects.

The Luneta rally, organized by students and activist groups, is dubbed "Baha sa Luneta: Aksyon na Laban sa Korapsyon" or "Bilyon People March".

The People Power Monument rally, organized by religious leaders and civil society, is called the "Trillion Peso March".

The chosen date, September 21, is significant as it marks the 53rd anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law by the late Ferdinand E. Marcos, the father of the current president.

The protest sites also hold symbolic value, with Luneta and the People Power Monument being sites of significant historical events related to the ousting of the Marcos family.

The protest's name alludes to the P1.9 trillion reportedly spent on flood control over the last 15 years, with a substantial portion allegedly lost to corruption.

These protests echo the "Million People March" in 2013, which also targeted corruption in the Napoles pork barrel scam and was notably organized via social media.