Brimming with colors and hope, progressive and multisectoral groups gathered at UP Diliman to banner calls for equality and inclusivity on Saturday, June 27.
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The search for missing activists Dexter Capuyan and Gene Roz "Bazoo" de Jesus continue, as more activists are reported missing.
"They should put their main ingredient here as union-busting."
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Progressive groups stormed Luneta in a mass action to denounce what they called massive corruption in flood control and other government infrastructure projects. They condemned the diversion of billions of pesos to anomalous contracts and kickbacks, stressing that such public funds could have been channeled instead to essential social services. They argued that the money pocketed on corruption could have strengthened the country’s ailing public hospitals, financed the construction of much-needed classrooms, and provided long-overdue salary increases for workers.
"It's time to make militant resistance the defining characteristic of the youth again."
Thousands gathered at Luneta earlier today, Sept. 21, to denounce corruption and demand accountability over flood control projects mired in controversy.
"Year after year, PUP’s budget is slashed while billions are lost to corruption—such as flood control projects—funded by taxpayers."
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