21/09/2025
๐ง๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป. ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ด๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ.
๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐. ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป. ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐.
๐จ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ก ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ง ๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ก ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ช ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฃ๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ
We, the student journalists of Pampanga State University, stand with the Filipino people as we commemorate the 53rd year since Martial Law was declared. Today, September 21, 2025, we condemn not only the dictatorship of the Marcos Regime but also the corruption that continues to betray our people in the present.
Across the nation, the people rise in defiance against systemic corruption, abuse of power, and the neglect of public welfare. The governmentโs flood control projects have recently come under scrutiny after the discovery of substandard and ghost projects worth billions of pesos, allegedly benefiting some lawmakers, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials, and private contractors. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon reported that losses from these anomalous projects could reach up to the trillions of pesos, as the Senate Blue-Ribbon Committee continues its investigation.
These are funds meant to protect the people, yet the wealth is siphoned to enrich the few while the majority remain in poverty. Just as the Marcos dictatorship plundered the nation while silencing dissent, todayโs corruption steals resources meant to safeguard lives, leaving ordinary Filipinos to bear the consequences.
In the Province of Pampanga, flooding has become a persistent and devastating reality, no longer an occasional calamity but a normalized threat that submerges communities, schools, and roads. Despite billions of pesos allocated for flood control projects, defective structures, unfinished works, and misappropriated funds leave Kapampangans unprotected and at constant risk.
It is the resilience of the Kapampangan people alone that allows them to endure and rebuild, yet no community should be forced to survive at the mercy of their own perseverance while public resources meant to safeguard lives are diverted for personal gain.
As student journalists, we commit to reporting the truth, exposing injustice, and challenging corruption wherever it thrives. As youth, we refuse to stand by while our dreams, education, safety, and future are stolenโleaving us an inheritance of a nation built on greed, impunity, and betrayal.
And so, to remain silent is to betray the people we serve. We refuse to bow in complicity.
Today, September 21, as the Filipino people take to the streets to demand justice, transparency, and accountability, we stand in solidarity with the nationwide anti-corruption protests and movements. Just as the courage and collective action of the Filipino people brought an end to Martial Law decades ago, it is once again through protest, resolve, and unity that we assert our power against oppression and abuse. We denounce the rampant corruption that robs the people of their rights and defiles the foundations of our nation, enriching the few while condemning the many to suffering.
Let this serve as a warning: the power of governance does not rest in Malacaรฑang, nor in the hands of corrupt officials, senators, or contractors. It belongs to the peopleโthe very people who granted their office. It is about time they answer the masses' demand for a government that serves with integrity rather than steals with impunity. Resistance is necessary, and the fight for a just and accountable nation continues.
๐ง๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป. ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ด๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ.
๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐. ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป. ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐.
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ComPress - College of Computing Studies - Pampanga State University - Main Campus
ALab - Laboratory High School - Main Campus
Insight Pulse - Pampanga State University - Porac Campus
LUALU - Pampanga State University - Candaba Campus
MAULI - Pampanga State University - Apalit Campus
REGULUS - Pampanga State University - Mexico Campus
THE BUDS - Pampanga State University - Lubao Campus
The Elasticos Gazette - College of Engineering and Architecture - Pampanga State University - Main Campus
The Regata - College of Social Sciences and Philosophy - Pampanga State University - Main Campus
Sapiens Multimedia - College of Arts and Sciences - Pampanga State University - Main Campus
