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Protesters, police clash outside Batasan complex during DPWH budget deliberation

Published Sep 5, 2025 01:59 pm
Protesters clash with members of the Quezon City Police District after throwing plastic bags with paint in a tarpaulin mimicking government project contract details which eventually hit riot police during a protest against the budget deliberation of the Department of Public Works and Highways at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Friday, September 5, 2025. (Santi San Juan)
Protesters clash with members of the Quezon City Police District after throwing plastic bags with paint in a tarpaulin mimicking government project contract details which eventually hit riot police during a protest against the budget deliberation of the Department of Public Works and Highways at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Friday, September 5, 2025. (Santi San Juan)
Protesters clashed briefly with police outside the House of Representatives complex on Friday, Sept. 5, as lawmakers deliberated on the 2026 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
Various militant groups under the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) troop to the House of Representatives on Friday, September 5, 2025 to protest failed flood control projects of the government contracted by private companies in time for the House of Representatives budget deliberation of the Department of Public Works and Highways. (Santi San Juan)
Various militant groups under the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) troop to the House of Representatives on Friday, September 5, 2025 to protest failed flood control projects of the government contracted by private companies in time for the House of Representatives budget deliberation of the Department of Public Works and Highways. (Santi San Juan)
Protesters clash with members of the Quezon City Police District after throwing plastic bags with paint in a tarpaulin mimicking government project contract details which eventually hit riot police during a protest against the budget deliberation of the Department of Public Works and Highways at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Friday, September 5, 2025. (Santi San Juan)
Protesters clash with members of the Quezon City Police District after throwing plastic bags with paint in a tarpaulin mimicking government project contract details which eventually hit riot police during a protest against the budget deliberation of the Department of Public Works and Highways at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Friday, September 5, 2025. (Santi San Juan)
The tension began when demonstrators hurled plastic bags filled with paint at a tarpaulin resembling government project contract details. Some of the paint splattered onto members of the Quezon City Police District’s (QCPD) riot control unit securing the compound.
The protest was organized by groups under the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN), which assailed what they called failed flood control projects awarded to private contractors. 
They argued that despite consuming billions in public funds, these projects have not spared communities from recurring floods.
Police dispersed the crowd shortly after the incident. No injuries or arrests were reported.

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