Filipino groups in Australia hold separate protests in solidarity with Philippine anti-corruption rallies

Filipinos across Australia held rallies and gatherings on September 21 in solidarity with protests in the Philippines, calling for accountability amid alleged corruption scandals.

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Key Points

• Groups like Australians for Philippine Human Rights Network, Pinoy Queenslanders, 1Sambayan Australia, and Bayan Australia staged rallies, tree planting, and anti-corruption picnics to support movements in the Philippines.
• Protesters highlighted anomalies in flood control projects, urging government officials to be held responsible and promoting transparency.
• The Presidential Communications Office statement said that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. respects the people’s right to peaceful assembly, as long as rallies do not violate the provisions of the law.

Australians for Philippine Human Rights Network hold a cultural rally in Melbourne in solidarity with anti-corruption rallies in the Philippines. Credit: Australians for Philippine Human Rights Network

Canberra Pinoy Advocacy Group hold anti-corruption solidarity picnic. Credit: Daniel Deleña

A group of Filipinos in Rooty Hill NSW joins an anti-corruption protest. Credit: Robert Lastica

Pinoy Queenslanders hold a gathering and tree planting in solidarity with anti-corruption rallies in the Philippines. Credit: Evelyn De Jesus-Smith

Bayan Australia together with Anakbayan and 1Sambayan hold protests in Sydney Town Hall in solidarity with anti-corruption rallies in the Philippines. Credit: SBS Filipino

Migrante Perth also held protest in commemoriation of Martial Law Declaration in the Philippines. Credit: Migrante Perth

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