US EditionThousands Protest in Philippines Against Flood Control Fraud
Protesters demand resignation, prosecution, and recovery of ₱12 billion ($206 million) in frozen assets linked to defective flood control projects, highlighting ongoing public outrage.
- On Sunday Nov. 30, 2025, thousands massed in Manila, Philippines demanding accountability over a multibillion-dollar scandal, rallying at Luneta Park and marching along the EDSA people-power monument with crocodile-shaped signs.
- Rage over 'ghost' flood control projects has been mounting for months in the archipelago of 116 million, as protesters accuse projects of failing vulnerable communities with substandard defenses.
- A major security operation of more than 17,000 police officers secured the protests, while police said about 5,000 demonstrators gathered, and Roman Catholic churches and clerics helped lead rallies with crocodile-shaped signs and masks.
- Authorities have frozen about 12 billion pesos in suspects' assets, eight members of the Department of Public Works and Highways were arrested, and Henry Alcantara, former government engineer, returned 110 million pesos in kickbacks.
- The Armed Forces of the Philippines welcomed a statement signed by at least 88 mostly retired generals rejecting unconstitutional acts, amid protests demanding arrests of implicated Congress members and construction executives, in a country where two Presidents were overthrown in the last 39 years.
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Thousands protest in the Philippines demanding accountability and President’s resignation
Thousands of protesters in the Philippines on Sunday, including the Roman Catholic church clergy, called for the resignation of the country’s President and the prosecution of high-level officials over a corruption scandal tied to flood-control infrastructure. Mainstream opposition groups and the Catholic Church held another march along EDSA Avenue, calling for the resignation of Duterte, the mayor of Davao City, while awaiting more evidence to c…
Filipinos push back as flood control scandal sparks fresh protest wave - BusinessWorld Online
By Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, Reporter BJ I. MABINI didn’t plan on joining a street protest. But when he saw videos of politicians’ relatives flaunting designer bags and luxury cars online — days after headlines warned that billions of pesos meant for flood control had vanished — he said he had reached his limit. So on a sweltering afternoon in September, the 35-year-old freelance video director covered his face with a balaclava, pulled on a…
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Thousands of people, including Catholic priests and church workers, gathered across the Philippines on Sunday to protest against what they say is a major corruption scandal involving top government officials. Another group, led by left-wing organizations, held its own rally in Manila’s main park, demanding that every official linked to the scandal step down and face charges. The protests began after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr acknowledged wid…
Rage over flood control fraud spurs thousands to protest in the Philippines
MANILA: Thousands marched in the Philippine capital on Sunday, demanding jail time for scores of officials, lawmakers and construction firm owners accused of pocketing billions of taxpayer dollars in a sweeping corruption scandal.
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