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An estimated 300,000 people are rallying in the Philippines to protest a widening government corruption scandal over flood control spending. This comes after the country was recently devastated by typhoons Fung Wong and Kalmaegi, which killed over 200 people and displaced millions.

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00:00Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in Manila to call for government accountability after deadly natural disasters.
00:12An estimated 300,000 people joined protests against a widening corruption scandal over flood control spending.
00:20Since 2022, thousands of infrastructure projects valued at 9.5 billion U.S. dollars were found to be mismanaged or even non-existent.
00:30The allegations have implicated government workers, construction firm executives, and lawmakers.
00:36The protests followed two devastating typhoons in the Philippines, which killed over 200 people and displaced millions.
00:43More protests are planned over the next two days.
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