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Philippines President Says Corruption Scandal Protests Justified

Protesters at an anti-corruption rally at EDSA Shrine in Quezon City on September 11 (Credit: AFP)

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said Monday he did not blame people for taking part in street protests "one bit" as anger mounts over a corruption scandal involving phony flood control projects.

The infrastructure scandal has prompted a series of protests across the capital Manila in recent weeks, including one involving about 3,000 students at the University of the Philippines campus.

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