Protests erupted across the Philippines and paralyzed the capital Manila on Sunday over a corruption scandal involving flood-control projects in a nation battered by storms and poverty.

Thousands of Filipinos massed in the capital on the main Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, a historic highway known by its acronym EDSA, many either clad in white or wearing a white ribbon, and braving extreme heat and rain. Protesters hoisted the Philippines' national flag, while some flew the Japanese anime One Piece ’s Jolly Roger—a symbol of dissent popularized by the protests in Indonesia . In one corner, priests held a mass. In another, a group chanted and called Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to resign.

A few kilometers west, near the President’s official residence and offi

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