Progressive groups held successive protests against the Marcos regime and contractors involved in corruption and anomalies in flood control projects and other infrastructure. The mass actions took place on September 4 and September 5 under Bayan’s leadership. On September 7, an anti-corruption protest-run with more than 1,000 participants was held at the University of the Philippines-Diliman.

On September 4, environmental groups and disaster victims stormed the office of St. Gerrard Construction in Pasig City, owned by the Discayas, one of the contractors implicated in corruption, especially in shabby flood control projects. They hurled mud at the company’s logo and gate to express their outrage.

On the same day, members of Anakbayan stormed the DPWH national office in Manila. Simultaneously, KYUSI 4 Truth and Accountability held a protest in Quezon City, while Bayan-National Capital Region and ONE Taft protested along Pedro Gil. In Marikina City, women led by the Gabriela Women’s Party also staged a protest.

On September 5, groups stormed the House of Representatives in Quezon City to condemn the DPWH and Marcos. They timed the action with the budget hearing of the department. Bayan-Central Visayas also led a protest in front of the DPWH Region 7 office in Cebu City. In Pampanga and Bulacan, Bayan-Central Luzon staged protests in the past week.