Trillion Peso March

Trillion Peso March
Trillion Peso March
Part of Flood control projects scandal in the Philippines, 2025 Philippine anti-corruption protests and Gen Z protests in Asia
	Clockwise from the top: Protestors at EDSA Shrine, protestors behind policemen at Luneta Park, protestors at Luneta Park, Philippine National Police guarding the Rizal Monument, march of protestors from EDSA Shrine to White Plains
Date	September 21, 2025, November 30, 2025 and February 25, 2026
Location	Angeles, Bacolod, Baguio, Bulacan, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu City, Daet, Davao City, Dumaguete, Iloilo City, Laoag, Legazpi, Naga, some parts of Metro Manila, Nueva Vizcaya, Olongapo, Pangasinan (Lingayen-Dagupan area), San Fernando, Tuguegarao, Virac, with solidarity protests in other countries
Caused by	Corruption, mainly the flood control infrastructure projects
Goals	Institutional reforms, transparency, and accountability in government spending
Methods	Political demonstration; Nonviolent resistance; Internet activism; Student activism; Rioting and vandalism (Manila areas only);
Status	Ongoing
Parties
Government of the Philippines Philippine National Police; ;	Opposition Civil society Students' unions; Trade unions; ; Political organizations 1Sambayan; Tindig Pilipinas; Akbayan; ; Church groups Church Leaders Council for National Transformation; ; ;
Lead figures
	Bongbong Marcos (President); Jonvic Remulla (Secretary of the Interior and Local Government); Jose Melencio Nartatez (Acting Chief of the Philippine National Police); No centralized authority
Number
50,000 police	≥100,000 protestors
	The first protest coincides with the anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law on September 21, 1972. The second protest coinciding with the birthday of Andres Bonifacio on November 30, 1896, which fell on a Sunday. The third protest likewise marked the 40th anniversary of the People Power Revolution held on February 25, 1986.

The Trillion Peso March is a series of mass demonstrations in the Philippines held on September 21, November 30, 2025, and February 25, 2026. Organized by church groups, civil society organizations, student organizations, labor unions, and political coalitions, the protests respond to alleged corruption in government flood control infrastructure projects. According to reports, the demonstrations focuses on allegations of massive irregularities in flood control programs, with some ₱1.9 trillion (US$33 billion) spent over the past 15 years, more than half of which was allegedly lost to corruption.