The nation was rocked by the walk-out protests held by different youth groups last July 18. Around 5,000 students participated in the walk-outs, around 2,500 of which marched from Plaza Miranda to Morayta in Manila. Sine Patriyotiko video coverage: More photos here: Arkibongbayan.org Jonahbebe Davao city youth participates Read an account of the rally here: [...]
July 24, 2008 Sabik na ang lahat para sa aksyon protesta sa emba. Matapos ang mga matagumpay na mga walk-out noong nakaraang linggo, iguguhit ng mga kabataan ang pagsusuring ang krisis sa kasalukuyan ay dulot ng patuloy na kawalan ng tunay na kalayaan ng bayan at paghahari ng dayuhang imperyalismo. Sininsin ang plano. Saan ang [...]
While the Arroyo regime is merely an episode in the life of the rotten ruling system, the revolutionary mass movement of the Filipino people for national liberation and democracy is determined to persevere until it achieves complete victory.
Text and video link of youth idol Rep. Satur Ocampo’s lecture for the UP centennial last July 10, 2008.
On the day of Mrs. Arroyo’s SONA, activists and a growing number of Filipinos have more than enough basis to denounce Mrs. Arroyo, first and foremost, as a flunky to foreign monopoly capitalist interests and a traitor to the people.
It was probably the largest anti-Arroyo youth mobilization I’ve been to. Thousands of students from dozens of high schools, colleges and universities in Metro Manila, including several hundreds from UP Diliman, converged at Plaza Miranda and marched together towards Mendiola to air the youth’s collective and justified grievances against the Arroyo administration.
Assembly time is 9am at Luzon Ave., Commonwealth, Quezon City. Program will be held in front of Ever Commonwealth. Be there and stand-up against the government’s lies and propaganda. Click photo on the left to watch our SONA music video.
July 25, 2008 Press Statement State of the Nation’s Youth As Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo prepares to deliver her eighth State of the Nation Address (SONA), the youth and students across the country is preparing for another class walk-out this coming Monday to join other sectors in a protest rally where the real state of the nation [...]
Youth activists arrested over US embassy protest By Abigail Kwok INQUIRER.net First Posted 15:47:00 07/24/2008 MANILA, Philippines — Four youth activists, including the leaders of two organizations, were arrested and five others injured after police dispersed protesters outside the US embassy in Manila Thursday. Senior Police Officer 1 Jerry Campo said Arrested were League of [...]
Tomorrow’s protests will focus on “political education” and “youth movement building” July 17, 2008 The national youth protest to be led by the League of Filipino Students (LFS) and other youth groups tomorrow will be “more than just an ordinary rally.” This, according to Vencer Crisostomo, LFS National Chairperson. According to Crisostomo, the protest actions [...]