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<p>One of the organizers of the September 21 anti-corruption protests vowed Monday to mount "louder" demonstrations on November 30 in a bid to heighten and sustain the clamor for accountability and transparency in relation to the multibillion-peso flood control scandal.</p>

One of the organizers of the September 21 anti-corruption protests vowed Monday to mount "louder" demonstrations on November 30 in a bid to heighten and sustain the clamor for accountability and transparency in relation to the multibillion-peso flood control scandal.

Group vows 'louder' anti-corruption protests on Nov. 30

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Group vows 'louder' anti-corruption protests on Nov. 30

Rowegie Abanto,

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Published October 06, 2025 05:09 PM PHT

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