21/09/2025
LOOK | History is being made with the collective of the public to gather at the Luneta Park for the anti-corruption protest earlier this morning, September 21, 2025. This ground-breaking event coincides with the 53rd anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines.
Different universities from all over Manila and beyond gathered with placards displaying disdain for the long-standing corruption in the country and the prevalant flood control issues. At long last, the country has come together to defeat one of the many evils we encounter: corruption.
"Hirap Maging Mahirap"
"Mamatay Lahat ng Kurakot"
"Sawa na sa Alipunga"
"Kurakot Managot"
Those are just few examples of the many placards, signs, flags made by various student groups flooding the grounds of Luneta Park.
These statements bleed through the deep-rooted anguish we've dealt with for years under corrupt politicians that we now seek to use as paint for the new beginning. Anguish which have been amplified during the Ferdinand Marcos regime and continue to be experienced even beyond his dictatorship.
This collective is not just a testament that we've grown tired of being dismissed but also a challenge for change; may this spark of anger continue flowing through until we have the opportunity again to elect the leaders we truly deserve.
As Br. Bernardo Oca FSC, the President of De La Salle Araneta University, stated earlier in today's rally, βThe accountability of all those corrupt officials of the government, they have to be [held] accountable and also to find ways to stop this culture of systemic corruption in our country.β
Caption by: Rhoswen Shaine Santos
Layout by: Lu Dijamco
Captured by: Rosa Marie Nicole Brutas, Juliana Erin Flores, Rhoswen Shaine Santos, & K.Z. Soliman
