In the Philippines, Public’s Corruption Concerns Become Latest Ammo in Dynastic Political Rivalry

Lucian Nemoiu

The Philippines has been rocked for months by protests against multibillion-dollar corruption involving controversial flood control projects— an issue which President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. called attention to in his State of the Nation speech in July. Now, however, Marcos’ government faces one of its greatest challenges in quelling public outcry, and his rivals are using the furor against him. Most recently, the President’s sister, Senator Imee Marcos, who has publicly sided with her