oh this ATE!!! today, the entire philippines is marching against the corruption and abuse of power in our country right now. we will continue to raise our voices and demand accountability.
WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED. PARA SA BAYAN. PARA SA PILIPINAS.
#StopKorap#KurakotManagot
LOOK: Drone shot of protesters at the Luneta Park in Manila, as Filipinos head to the area to protest alleged corruption in the government’s flood control projects.
Manila PIO says nearly 50,000 people participated in the action, but progressive groups estimate at least 80,000 rallyists as of 10am. @bylancemejico
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Meet Maple, a three-year old corgi strapped on the back of one of the protesters who cycled to Luneta Park in Manila for the anti-corruption protests on Sunday, September 21.
Maple’s owner, Kenn Marasigan, said it’s his first time to join a protest. Before September 21, he would listen in — like majority of the constantly online Filipino public — to congressional hearings about the flood control projects.
“Nakaka-stress whenever you would know na ‘yung hard-earned money natin napupunta lang sa mga certain individuals,” Marasigan told Rappler.
“As time goes by, ‘yung consciousness mo sa nangyayari sa bansa natin, nag-go-grow eh,” he added.
Get more updates on the September 21 protests here: https://t.co/UrCT7clIEo
Martial Law remains one of the darkest chapters in our nation’s history. It was a time marked by fear, abuse, and silenced freedoms. Yet in the end, it was the people who prevailed.