Overview
- Organised by Iglesia ni Cristo, the three-day rally drew more than 600,000 on Sunday and over 200,000 on Monday, with demonstrations scheduled to run through Tuesday.
- Police and military forces were placed on full alert with thousands deployed, and the national police chief instructed officers to exercise maximum tolerance as events remained largely peaceful.
- An independent commission created by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has filed criminal complaints against 37 suspects and tax cases against 86 construction executives and nine officials, with the Ombudsman saying more filings could come as early as this week.
- High-profile figures including Martin Romualdez, Chiz Escudero and Senator Bong Go have been named in the probe and deny wrongdoing, while a new video allegation that Marcos took kickbacks was rejected by the administration as propaganda.
- Public anger has intensified after typhoons killed at least 259 people this month, and analysts say the scandal has dented investor confidence and contributed to weaker growth and market losses.