Protests Return To Manila Streets

Erin Cook , Journalist for Southeast Asian Affairs

23-Sep-25 07:30

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Heated nation-wide protests have erupted in the Philippines as frustration grows over unmaterialised flood-control projects despite billions of pesos allegedly being poured into them. To help us unpack what these protests reveal about sentiment and corruption in the Philippines is Erin Cook, Journalist for Southeast Asian Affairs.

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Produced by: Yap Hern Kang

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Elaine Boey, Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories: politics, corruption, government, international

Tags: flood-control, asean, protest, philippines, southeast asia,

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