The protests in the Philippines escalated into riots, and there was a confrontation between the police and the people. Marcos' presidential palace was in chaos and burned into flames, but he himself was missing and his whereabouts were unknown.

On September 21, local time, the Philippines erupted the largest protests since Marcos took office.

That morning, in the capital of the Philippines, Manila, 50,000 people gathered at Rihanna Park, expressing anger over the attempts of the Marcos government to cover up corruption;

By the afternoon, in Queens, Manila, more than 15,000 people had gathered in front of the Philippine People¡¯s Force Monument (EDSA).

Meanwhile, more than 20 cities across the country have also held protests demanding that the government be held accountable for abuse of power.

The Philippine people call it the "Trillion Peso *" because the Marcos government's financial losses involved in false flood control projects are estimated to be close to 18 billion US dollars, or about 1 trillion Philippine pesos.

In fact, over the past half-month, the people have launched large-scale and small protests, this time the largest.

This day is chosen because it is the anniversary of the rule of law issued in the Philippines.

On September 21, 1972, Marcos' father, Marcus, signed an announcement announcing the implementation of the martial law, so every September 21-23, a large and small event will be held in the country to commemorate.

This year coincided with the failure of the corruption problem of the Philippine flood prevention project, awakened the people of the Philippines the most painful memories of the corruption and dictatorship of the old Marcos, and therefore gradually fermented for the largest protest operation in the time of Marcos.

Protests broke out in more than 20 cities in the Philippines, and tens of thousands of people took to the streets, but the most intense protest scene was in front of Marcos' presidential palace.

According to the news agency, the protests near Marcos' presidential palace, the Marrakana Palace, and the Mendiola Street, have escalated into riots.

The scene showed that the Araya Bridge in front of the Marcos Presidential Palace was blocked, and protesters confronted the police.

Armed with sticks, protesters threw stones, bottles and even incendiary cocktails at police and burned a trailer;

The Philippine police were "beaten" by protesters almost powerless, only to stand as a party, holding shields to protect, and burning tyres as a road barrier to block the protesters from moving forward.

About 70 law enforcement personnel were injured, a police motorcycle was burned, and part of the shield was damaged.

According to the Philippine media, these protesters shouted, "Let's go in".

It was clear that they were going to the presidential palace of Marcos, and they might want to give up the presidential palace.

But no one knows whether Marcos is still in the presidential palace at the time.

US media reported that it is not clear whether Marcos was still in the Malacanang Palace during the chaos. Marcos is missing and his whereabouts are unknown. So far, he has not spoken out.

The confrontation lasted in front of Marcos' presidential palace for a whole day, and it was not until the police fired tear gas that night, used further violence, and began arresting protesters everywhere that the protesters were able to disperse.

The Marcos administration claims the protests in front of the presidential palace may not have anything to do with the ¡°trillion pesos march¡± because the ¡°trillion pesos march¡± is largely dominated by civilian organizations, clergy and politicians, and the protests are peaceful.

However, the protests in front of the presidential palace were violent and extreme, and some of the demonstrators also carried black flags printed with cartoons featuring crusts and crossbones, and the police were still unable to identify the demonstrators.

In the words of the Marcos government, it appears that there is an ¡°extraterritorial force¡± in the lead, but which other country can promote domestic riots in the Philippines?

After all, the protests in the Philippines started with the corruption issue of the Marcos government.

The Philippines has a long history of corruption scandals involving public funding, but high-ranking officials are rarely imprisoned.

Just like this time, Marcos' cousin Romualdez, the former speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives, tried to use "resignation" to avoid accountability after being exposed to the corruption case.

If the protests of the Filipino people were to calm down, he would probably actually be hidden.

This, of course, would also bury a thunderstorm for Marcos¡¯s rule, and even for the political system in the Philippines.

The massive protests in the Philippines are just a major outbreak of the government¡¯s long-standing corruption problem.

When the smoke of the tear gas dissipated, left not only burned tires and broken shields, but also the people's deep disappointment with institutional corruption.

Marcos' evasion and vague attitude are just like the epitome of its handling of corruption cases-trying to shift the focus with "unidentified" accusations, but avoiding the core demands of the people: accountability and transparency.

If Marcos continues to respond to this political tsunami with a perfunctory attitude, and even shields relatives involved in corruption, the fire in front of the presidential palace today may become a harbinger of tomorrow's ruling crisis.