Groups gather at EDSA Shrine vs anomalous flood control projects

Several groups trooped to the EDSA Shrine in Quezon City on Thursday morning to protest anomalous flood control projects. 

As of 10:14 a.m., the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said more or less 200 people were spotted in front of the EDSA Shrine.

MMDA and police personnel are managing the traffic around the area.

According to Super Radyo dzBB’s Mark Makalalad, the groups who participated in the rally were Tindig Pilipinas, SIKLAB, Kalipunan ng Kilusang Masa, Nagkaisa, Akbayan Youth, among others.

Iba’t-ibang grupo, nagkilos- protesta sa EDSA Shrine para kundenahin ang malawakang katiwalian sa flood control projects @dzbb pic.twitter.com/EUbOHDREHf

— Mark Makalalad (@MMakalalad) September 11, 2025

The protesters called for accountability of the involved government officials and contractors in anomalous flood control projects.

According to the radio news report, the program of the protest is expected to end at 11 a.m. 

House deputy minority leader Akbayan Representative Perci Cendaña called for the release of Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALNs) of lawmakers.

“Sa lala ng sakit ng korapsyon, kailangan ng agarang intervention. Bilang panimulang prophylactic, we need Congress to release the SALNs of all House members,” he said.

(In light of the extent of corruption, we need immediate intervention. As a preliminary prophylactic, we need Congress to release the SALNs of all House members.)

Aside from the call, Cendaña urged the establishment of an independent commission to probe corruption and to the craft an “Open Infra Law.”

“Kasunod, ang agarang treatment sa pagtatag ng Independent Commission to investigate the corruption in infra projects. At pang huli, we need a strong vaccine para 'di na maulit ito—an Open Infra Law to make the infra projects in the country not only transparent but also at par with industry standards,” he said.

(Next, the immediate treatment is the establishment of an Independent Commission to investigate corruption in infra projects. Finally, we need a strong vaccine to prevent it from happening again—an Open Infra Law to make the infra projects in the country not only transparent but also at par with industry standards.)

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has called for an investigation into anomalous flood control projects as many parts of the country have been submerged amid heavy rains in the past months.

Several government agencies, as well as the Senate and the House of Representatives, have launched their respective investigations

Some flood control projects were found to be ghost projects. —Joviland Rita/AOL/RF, GMA Integrated News