"It is the last display of public anger over the Trillion-Peso scandal, in which powerful politicians, including Marcos's allies, are accused of pocketing billions of pesos in bribes for contracts on flood-control infrastructure that ended up being defective or were never built at all. Extensive damage from two recent powerful typhoons, which killed more than 250 people, has spurred public outrage."
"Two cabinet ministers have resigned over the scandal, while a former lawmaker accused in the case, Zaldy Co, has alleged that Marcos directed him to add $1.7bn to the budget for dubious public works while he headed an appropriations committee. The president has denied the claims. Among those at Sunday's protest was 21-year-old student Matt Wovi Villanueva, who also took part in a similar protest at the presidential palace in September."
Thousands gathered in Manila to demand President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's resignation over alleged corruption tied to flood-control infrastructure spending. The Kilusang Bayan Kontra-Kurakot organized a march from Luneta National Park toward the presidential palace. The Trillion-Peso scandal alleges that powerful politicians, including Marcos's allies, pocketed billions in bribes for contracts that were defective or unbuilt. Two recent typhoons caused extensive damage and more than 250 deaths, intensifying public outrage. Two cabinet ministers resigned, and an accused former lawmaker, Zaldy Co, alleged Marcos instructed adding $1.7bn for dubious public works. The president denied the claims.
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