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2025–2026 Philippine anti-corruption protests More than 14,000 people participate in rallies organized by the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) in Metro Manila , Philippines , mainly to supp
Confirmed
Marcos yesterday canceled his public engagements, including a forum organized by a foreign correspondents association to monitor the protests, his office said. The demonstration was largely in support of Philippine Senator Rodante Marcoleta after the Philippine Office of the Ombudsman said it was planning to file a plunder case against him regarding campaign donations he received during last year’s elections.
The government slammed the protests and warned it would hurt the economy, while Duterte said in a statement that the leadership has “fostered an increasingly oppressive political environment” that weaponizes the justice system.
If the president bows down to the pressure, he will “torpedo his anti-corruption legacy down the toilet,” Ateneo Policy Center senior researcher Michael Henry Yusingco said. Tensions began when INC members blocked the northbound lane of EDSA using several buses, Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesman Col.
What's confirmed
- Marcos yesterday canceled his public engagements, including a forum organized by a foreign correspondents association to monitor the protests, his office said.
- The government slammed the protests and warned it would hurt the economy, while Duterte said in a statement that the leadership has “fostered an increasingly oppressive political environment” that weaponizes the justice
- If the president bows down to the pressure, he will “torpedo his anti-corruption legacy down the toilet,” Ateneo Policy Center senior researcher Michael Henry Yusingco said.
What's still developing
- The demonstration was largely in support of Philippine Senator Rodante Marcoleta after the Philippine Office of the Ombudsman said it was planning to file a plunder case against him regarding campaign donations he…
- The government slammed the protests and warned it would hurt the economy, while Duterte said in a statement that the leadership has “fostered an increasingly oppressive political environment” that weaponizes the…
- Marcos yesterday canceled his public engagements, including a forum organized by a foreign correspondents association to monitor the protests, his office said.
- If the president bows down to the pressure, he will “torpedo his anti-corruption legacy down the toilet,” Ateneo Policy Center senior researcher Michael Henry Yusingco said.
- Tensions began when INC members blocked the northbound lane of EDSA using several buses, Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesman Col.