On September 22, it landed along with the super-strong typhoon "Gaza".PhilippinesYes, there is another.The political typhoon.¡£

Since September 21, about 100,000 people have demonstrated in the capital Manila and more than 20 cities across the country.Protests against flood prevention projectsIt was the largest protests since President Marcos took office.

The marchers dressed in black clothes and waved the flag in the Japanese anime "The Sea Thief King", this picture seemed to have met:The Philippines is the third Asian country to have mass protests since September.Two weeks ago, on September 8-9th, the flag appeared in Kathmandu demonstrations in Nepal; three weeks ago, on September 1, the flag was still the symbol of Indonesian protesters in Jakarta.

Three years ago, Marcos Jr.The First Corrupt Son of the Philippines, MarcusHis identity climbed dramatically to the presidential throne; three years later, he faced the same situation his father had faced 40 years ago because of corruption.

It has been involved for three years since Mr Marcos took office in May 2022.About 54 billion pesos.(approximately RMB 681 billion)For flood prevention projects, however, flood prevention projects become the flood itself.

In August this year, corruption in flood control projects was exposed. It is estimated that due to flood control works in the PhilippinesSuffered a loss of 118.5 billion pesos (about 14.8 billion yuan)At least 15 contractors are suspected of conspiring with officials and members of Congress to confiscate projects.

Among them, there are contract fraud, false budget reporting, cutting corners, allocating budgets to non-existent "ghost projects", "completion and accounting" but never starting construction... and other coquettish operations.

On September 8, a nationally broadcast Senate hearing will be the headline.£¨Curlee and Sarah Discaya£©Said,They were forced to pay massive discounts to several lawmakers and officials in order to get flood protection contracts.At least 17 MPs have asked them to pay off.Percentage of project total 25%Part of the money flows to senior officials such as Representative Romualdes.

The hearing quickly sparked public opinion, leading directly to the resignation of Minister of Public Works and Highways Bonoun, and Senator Escudero was also dismissed on the same day.People's anger was immediately ignited.

On September 12, more than 3,000 students, including the University of the Philippines, launched the initiative.The Black Friday., demanding that corrupt officials be held accountable and official assets be disclosed.

Armed Forces of the Philippines entered onRed alert statusThis is the military's highest level of security, and all national troops are in readiness and cancelled leave.

On September 15, a week after the hearing, the little Marcus finallyAnnouncement of initiation of investigationHe vowed to "expose the true face of the scammers and find out how much money they stole", and stressed that "no one can escape investigation", including his cousin and Speaker of the House of Representatives Romualdez, and bluntly said: "If I weren't president, I'd probably join the protesters in the streets¡£¡±

On September 17, Representative Speaker Romualdes also announced his resignation, so that both House Speakers resigned, but the people did not buy the bills:Both speakers are involved in corruption. Isn't the president responsible?

On September 21, the escalation of protests shifted from thorough investigation of corruption in flood prevention projects to* with anti-government meaningBy September 22, 216 people had been arrested, including at least 88 minors.

The Philippines is the second place this year after Thailand and IndonesiaIt is the third country in Southeast Asia in turmoil.

Between 2022 and 2025, youth-led anti-government demonstrations have continued in the Philippines, Indonesia, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, with common features:Generation of Z(from 95 to 10 years ago)and social media.

A large number of young people took to the streets, and alsoPopulation Structure of the PhilippinesRelated to.

PhilippinesPopulation youthThe average population in 2025 is 25.3 years old, 63.9% of the population is 15-64 years old, about 30% is younger than 14 years old, and only 5.8% is older than 65 years old. Despite the recent decline in fertility, Generation Z, born in 1997-2012 and 14-28 years old, accounted for 38% of the total population.

As Generation Z grows up, it has become an inescapable force in Philippine politics.

Generation Z from small-contact Internet and portable digital technologies. by 2025.83.8% of the population in the Philippines use the Internet, 90.8 million social media users, accounting for 78% of the total population.

During the demonstration, the protesters were mainlyKeywords and tags on social media to connect with each otherThis is combined with social media algorithms such as ¡°luxury cars¡±, ¡°luxury houses¡±, ¡°beautiful women¡± and ¡°peach news¡±, which is very attractive for young people living in the Philippines, where the gap between rich and poor is huge, and who spend a lot of time on social media.

¡°Buy a car with flood protection,¡± labeled.¡°by Sara Disaya »£¨#Sarah Discaya£©The Facebook Sites.Counting the 10 luxury cars of flood control contractor Sara Disaya: "Rolls-Royce 42 million pesos, Mercedes-Maybach 22 million pesos". "I finally understand why they have luxury massages, new mansions and designer bags".

in the target."Flood prevention corruption"£¨#Flood control corruption£©In the post, netizens digged out.Luxury life photos of members of Congress and their girlfriendsIncludes holiday, luxury hotels, celebration parties and so on.

In addition to,¡°Put the corrupt into prison.¡±£¨#Jail The Corrupt£©¡°Congress hearings¡±£¨#Senate Hearing£©Such signposts also attracted a large number of users' attention.

Generation Z, who grew up in globalization and the Internet, is deeply influenced by information around the world.¡£ In September this year, the skull flags in the Indonesian and Nepalese * were also transmitted to the Philippines.

The skull flag comes from the 1997 Japanese comic "One Piece" by Eiichiro Oda.Symbolizes the liberation of oppressed people and the confrontation with autocracyIt became the focus of the protest movement.

Forty years ago, Marcus, the father of Little Marcos, came down in the People's Power Revolution led by Mrs. Aquino. Now, the trillion pesos march is like repeating the People's Power Revolution.Generation X of that time.(born between 1965 and 1980)It is now Generation Z.¡£ Marcos Jr. 's main political opponent has also changed from Aquino back then to Duterte now.

Flood protection is just a fireplace.Corruption is surrounded by political monopoly and lobbying.Little Marcos took office in 2022 to replace former President Duterte, as a deal, provided that Little Marcos appointed Duterte's daughter Sarah as vice president in exchange for Duterte's support for his presidency.

Per because of his father's predecessor, only fear that the revolution of the people's forces will return.Since taking office, Marcos Jr. has made cracking down on Duterte the focus of his administration.

First isHold them accountable for the war on drugs, and then impeached Vice President Sarah. In March this year, Duterte was arrested at Manila Airport and detained at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

Although it is not as tragic as Aquino's shooting death at Manila Airport in 1983, Marcos Jr. 's intention to eradicate his opponent is obvious.Formerly it was Marcos, now it is Marcos, and always it will be Marcos.The slogan Imme Marcos of the Marcos family in the campaign is the best overview of Little Marcos¡¯ ambitions.

In addition, the contradiction between Little Marcos and Duterte,It is also a symbol of the game of great powers.Duterte is friendly to China, while Mr. Marcos is friendly, and has repeatedly jointly exercised with the United States to provoke China in the South China Sea.

Officials resigned due to corruption in flood prevention projects, actually reflecting changes in the contrast of political forces¡£Romualdez, the cousin of Marcos Jr. and Speaker of the House of Representatives who resigned on September 17, isThe focus of the wrestling between Marcos and Duterte's two familiesHis dismissal caused Little Marcos to lose a core agent.

In 2023, Romuald presided over the House of Representatives.VetoVice President Sarah's fund application; In November of the same year, anotherrecallDeputy chairman of Duterte's ally, former president and lawmaker Alois.

ButThe Duterte family remains.¡£ In February of this year, Sarah publicly stated that Marcos Jr. was not qualified for president and would run for president in 2028; In May, Duterte, who was detained in The Hague, was elected mayor of Davao City, Philippines with eight times more votes than his opponent.

At present, this trillion-peso * spontaneously initiated by Generation Z has no clear organization, demands and political opinions, but moreDiscontent with family politics that neglect public well-being.

Most of the Asian countries that have demonstrated since 2022 have had varying degrees of violence.Family Politics£º

Nepal's former prime minister Olli and two major political groups have been in office for 17 years.

The former prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, has been in power for 28 years, using a quota system.

18 years of Sri Lanka¡¯s Karaja Paksa family.

Indonesian President Prabhupada, son-in-law of Suharto, who ruled Indonesia for 33 years;

Marcus was the son of Marcus, who ruled the Philippines for 21 years.

In 2025, former Nepalese Prime Minister Orly resigned and fled to Dubai.

In 2024, former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Hasina fled India;

In 2022, Sri Lanka¡¯s former prime minister Rajapaksa moved to Singapore.

The South Asian model.Killed without burial.Only the riots and dangerous transitional governments left behind after the robberies and robberies could not find the country's way out and direction:

Bangladesh, with Nobel Prize winner Yunus as the interim head, is still trying to achieve economic and political stability;

Nepal, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Sushila Karki, is the prime minister of the interim government, and so far no solution has been found to the turbulent situation.

The most peaceful is the Thai model.August this year.Peaceful regime change in Thailand, for the Thai Party Petongtan to give way to the Thai Pride Party Anutin.

The Indonesian model.On August 30 and September 1, a march and violence occurred in Jakarta, and the situation was restored to calm as President Prabhupada responded in a timely manner, cancelled parliamentary benefits, responded to demands.

The future of the Philippines, most likely between Thailand and Indonesia¡£ If Marcos Jr. can respond effectively, it may appearIndonesian Transfer¡£

However, the Philippines could also becomeThe more violent Thai model--The people overthrew Marcos Jr. through large-scale demonstrations and conflicts from the bottom up, but power eventually fell into the hands of several major political families that had been entrenched for a long time.

This is because the Philippines is not as concentrated as Indonesia, and the forces are relatively coordinated.Marcos Jr. has even-matched and uncoordinated political opponents like Duterte¡£ Marcos Jr. has previously deflected conflicts through territorial disputes with China in the South China Sea, and may also blame rivals for corruption in the futureTransfer contradiction¡£

But whether Marcos Jr. will repeat his father's mistakes or not,Generation Z's march will turn into a new round of disputes and cardwashing for several major political families.It is far from complete reform.

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