Manila, Sept. 16 -- The Archdiocese of Manila asked the faithful to express their disappointment on corruption in flood control projects through peaceful actions.

Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula said holding peaceful protest actions is the right of every citizen to express outrage over irregularities in government.

"The many organized rallies denouncing corruption and demanding accountability are not merely pockets of political resistance. They are actually manifestations of the people's collective moral conviction and an exercise of their rightful obligation to suppress the proliferation of evil in our midst," he said in a circular issued Monday evening.

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