Marcos backs anti-corruption protests: ‘If I wasn’t president, I might be out on the streets with them’ WATCH: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in a press conference on Monday, September 15, backs planned protests denouncing corruption involving billions of pesos in flood control projects. Marcos, the son and namesake of the late dictator, says there’s “nothing wrong” with showing anger and a desire for justice, so long as protesters “keep it peaceful.” | Rappler