Philippines News | Ferdinand Marco Supports Corruption Protests But Says They Should Be Peaceful The president of the Philippines encouraged the public Monday to peacefully show their outrage against the massive corruption that has plagued flood-control projects in one of Asia’s most typhoon-prone countries. President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., spoke in Manila and said street protests should be peaceful when asked if he was concerned that the demonstrations could turn violent like in Nepal and Indonesia. “If I wasn’t president, I might be out in the streets with them,” Marcos said.