00:00More than 200 people have been arrested after clashes between police and mass protesters at
00:06an anti-corruption rally in Manila. Authorities say minors were among those detained and the
00:12number could rise once tally is updated. They said at least 131 officers were also
00:20wounded in the clashes, some quite severely, but are now receiving treatment. Tens of thousands
00:26had gathered Sunday to protest a corruption scandal involving ghost flood control projects
00:31believed to have cost taxpayers billions. While demonstrations started out peaceful,
00:37authorities said they quickly turned violent, with officers assaulted, police vehicles torched
00:43and infrastructures damaged. Public anger has been growing since President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
00:49spotlighted the project in his July State of the Nation address, following weeks of deadly flooding.
00:55The Finance Department estimated losses at US$2 billion, though analysts warn the figure may
01:01be closer to US$18 billion. The unrest comes as the Philippines braces for heavy flooding,
01:08with super typhoon Ragazza bearing down on the country's northern provinces.
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