The violence today at Mendiola is nothing compared to the street battles of the First Quarter Storm. Activists made weapons, built barricades, and nearly breached the gates of Malacañang itself. The bloodiest day of FQS isn’t called the “Battle of Mendiola” for nothing.
TAKE COVER: Amid the sensationalism and negative framing of those who expressed pent-up anger at Mendiola and other nearby areas, news coverage should now focus on police brutality where even children have been beaten up and arrested (at least based on pictures and raw footage).
First pic: the night after the January 26, 1970 rally that later became known as the First Quarter Storm
Second pic: after the program of the September 21, 2025 anti corruption rally.
Parehong galit ng masa. Parehong makatwiran. Walang pinag-iba. Ang mag aklas ay makatarungan.
I WAS NEAR. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT BE ON THE SIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. BUT REAL PEOPLE WERE.
I HEARD GUNSHOTS. REAL PEOPLE HEARD GUNSHOTS. REAL PEOPLE WERE GUNNED.
ITO YUNG PROBLEMA. DITO KAYO TUMINGIN.
@Dennis_Datu [Kuha ang video kaninang 7:27 p.m.]
Sa gitna ng kaguluhan sa Recto Avenue sa Maynila, isang lalaki ang tinamaan ng bala.
Hindi pa makumpirma ang kaniyang kalagayan. | via @Dennis_Datu
Sa coverage ng photojournalist na si Ezra Acayan, kumpirmado nang may namaril ngang armadong lalaki sa mga raliyista na naging dahilan ng panunugod nila sa SOGO hotel na pinagtaguan nito.
dawg theyre calling the genggeng youth na mga naka-ski mask at nagkakapalang hoodie sa init ng maynila as "blackshirt provocateurs" im so done with this place
the EDSA revolutionaries wouldve exacted a justice on the Marcoses that we'd find disagreeable today if they didn't make it out of time and that's just how revolutions go no matter how "peaceful" they seem
FRAMING THE VIOLENCE: Tonight we more or less have an idea of what transpired at Ayala Bridge, Mendiola, Recto cor Avenida and other nearby areas. Using words like "rioters" is misplaced. Underreporting the human rights violations perpetrated by the police is unacceptable.
mula mendiola hanggang luneta iisa ang galit. kaya putangina niyong mga nagtatanim ng pagkakaiba sa mga "organisado" at "di-organisado"!
lalo na yang mga nagtutulak ng PANTASYA na hindi kalaban ang pulis. pakyu kayong lahat!
Reminder lang na walang "peaceful protest" dahil protests are really meant to disrupt also 2025 na it's time to actually acknowledge that the people power revolution that happened before WAS NOT a "peaceful protest" at all https://t.co/TpqR19EDaj
police are now permitted to fire their guns sa mga tao. mag-ingat kayong lahat — lalo na ang mga raliyista sa recto.
kayong mga pulis, huwag niyong kalimutan: dugo at buwis ng taongbayan ang nagpapakain sa inyo. kayo ang tunay na tuta ng gobyerno.
PULIS ANG TUNAY NA TERORISTA.