Million people march

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  • Million People March

    An event that occurred due to the public's outcry for the dismantling of the pork barrel fund, originally planned through social media and culminated into one of if not the biggest rallies that occurred in the Philippines
  • The Philippine Daily Inquirer in 2013 shed light on the scam to funnel P10 billion in Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of lawmakers to ghost projects in exchange for massive kickbacks
  • Janet Lim-Napoles

    The mastermind of the scam
  • The government covered Napoles' involvement in a wider scam involving the misuse of PDAF funds from 2003 to 2013
  • It is estimated that the Government of the Philippines was defrauded 10 billion pesos from 2007 to 2009, with a sizeable amount going to Napoles
  • The date of the Million People March

    August 26, 2013
  • Hacking

    A hacking-activist group by the name of PrivateX defaced several government websites
  • Group pages formation

    On Facebook, group pages were formed which gathered people from far and wide to come together for the rallies
  • Rallies planning

    Rallies were planned all across the nation through the use of social media, even outside the nation as well
  • Ito Rapadas: 'What we need is a MILLION PEOPLE MARCH by struggling Filipino taxpayers- a day of protest by the silent majority that would demand all politicians and govt. offiIcials (whatever the political stripes, color they may carry) to stop pocketing our taxes borne out from our hard work by means of these pork barrel scams and other creative criminal acts. They don't want to investigate themselves, they remain relaxed and unperturbed because they believe it will die down in time. Let's make them feel that this time is DIFFERENT cause we are all sick and tired of it! PLS. SHARE IF YOU AGREE!'
  • Rappler: 'The pork barrel issue has received a snowballing of sentiments online and offline, and has also brought about a million-people march on August 26.'
  • THE VARSITARIAN: '"Kaya sira ang ating lipunan, kasi tayong maliliit na tao, corrupt din tayo e. Kapag 'yung personal na interes na natin ang nakasalang, nagiging corrupt din tayo. Kaya we need to pray for conversion not only of politicians, but conversion of every Filipino," ani P. Anton Pascual, pangulo ng Radio Veritas.'
  • NIGEL DEMHAL: 'I was there in the Million People march at Luneta! My presence and my signature counts to scrap PORK BARREL! Lets continue to unite and call PNOY to abolish pork barrel soon! Huwag mkibaboy!..Mkibaka!: )'
  • Police estimated that around 10,000 protesters participated in the rally.