US EditionThousands Protest in Philippines Against Flood Control Fraud
President Marcos vows jail for at least 37 lawmakers and executives amid protests demanding return of stolen 12 billion pesos and swift corruption trials.
- Thousands protested in the Philippine capital Manila on Sunday, demanding accountability over a multi-billion dollar infrastructure scandal involving alleged corruption in flood control projects.
- President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has seen allies and opponents, including a Congressman cousin, implicated in the scandal since he brought attention to it in July.
- While some arrests have been made, protesters expressed dissatisfaction, saying higher officials must also be held accountable for corruption that has contributed to flood deaths.
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Thousands protest in Philippines against massive corruption scandal, calls for prosecution of mass officials
Thousands of protestors protest in the Philippines against the working of the government and calling for swift prosecution of top officials involved in the corruption scandal.
Thousands march in Philippines, demanding Marcos resign over fraud scandal
Manila, Philippines – Tens of thousands of people have marched in the Philippine capital, Manila, demanding President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s resignation over a corruption scandal linked to government spending on flood-control infrastructure.The rally, organised by the Kilusang Bayan Kontra-Kurakot or the People’s Movement Against Corruption (KBKK), began at the Luneta National Park in Manila on Sunday, with protesters marching on to the president…
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Thousands protest in Philippines against flood control fraud
MANILA: Thousands massed in the Philippine capital on Sunday (Nov 30) demanding accountability over a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure scandal that has seen scores of officials, lawmake
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Thousands in Philippines protest corruption and demand return of stolen funds from flood projects
Thousands of demonstrators including from the dominant Roman Catholic church clergy are protesting in the Philippines, calling for the swift prosecution of top legislators and officials implicated in a corruption scandal that has buffeted the Asian democracy.
17,000 police deployed as protests erupt in Philippines over flood control scam
Thousands massed in the Philippine capital of Manila on Sunday demanding accountability over a multibillion-dollar infrastructure scandal that has seen scores of officials, lawmakers and construction firm owners accused of corruption. Rage over so-called ghost flood control projects has been mounting for months in the archipelago country of 116 million, where entire towns have been buried in floodwaters driven by powerful typhoons in recent mont…
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