Dinanas ng mga Manggagawa ang Krisis sa Gastusin at Katiwalian nitong 2025

Dalawampu’t tatlong bagyo ang tumama sa bansa noong 2025, at ang bagyong Tino ang pinaka-makapinsala lalo na sa dami ng nasawing buhay. Milyun-milyon ang naapektuhan ng matitinding pagbaha sa iba’t ibang lugar dahil sa sunod-sunod na bagyo at ulan. Malinaw itong sumalungat sa ipinagyabang ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos sa kanyang State of the Nation Address na mahigit 5,000 flood control projects umano ang naipatupad ng kanyang administrasyon. Ang banggaan ng realidad at yabang ang nagpasiklab ng galit ng mamamayan. At sumiklab ang malawakang pagkundena sa korapsyong bumabalot sa pekeng o substandard na flood control projects.

 

Ang iskandalong ito ang nagbunsod ng sunod-sunod na malalaking rali noong Setyembre 21 at Nobyembre 30. Bagama’t mas maliit ang kilos-protesta noong Nobyembre sa NCR kumpara noong Setyembre, mas malawak naman ito dahil maraming lungsod ang nagsagawa ng mga pagkilos. Iba’t ibang sektor ng mamamayan ang galit laban sa korupsiyon ngunit malaking bahagi ng mga pagkilos ay likha ng kilos ng mga estudyante. Sa ganitong diwa, maihahalintulad ang Pilipinas sa mga kilusan sa Indonesia at Nepal kung saan simbolo ang One Piece at isyu ang nepo babies. Natatangi naman ang papel ng Simbahang Katoliko bilang isa sa mga pangunahing tagapag-ugnay at tagapagpakilos ng mga nagpoprotesta—isang kaibahan sa mga anti-korupsiyong pagkilos sa ibang bansa.

 

Natapos ang taon na walang napanagot sa multi-bilyong pisong iskandalo sa flood control. Bagama’t may naibalik na ilang milyong piso at ilang mamahaling sasakyan sa kaban ng bayan, patak lang ito kumpara sa ₱546 bilyon na ginastos para sa halos 10,000 walang kwentang flood control projects mula Hulyo 2022 hanggang Mayo 2025.

 

Ang pagsabog ng isyu ng korapsyon ay nagdulot ng krisis pampulitika sa administrasyon, na nauwi sa pagbibitiw ng House Speaker na si Martin Romualdez, pinsan ng pangulo. Ibinunyag din ng AFP Chief ang umano’y tangkang suhulan ang ilang heneral upang bawiin ang kanilang suporta sa administrasyon sa gitna ng malawakang anti-korupsiyong pagkilos. Lalong tumindi ang bangayan sa pagitan ng pangulo at bise presidente, habang kapwa sila nasasangkot sa kani-kanilang iskandalo. Para sa maraming Pilipino, ang hidwaang pampulitika ay hindi usapin ng uri o ideolohiya, kundi labanan ng mga dinastiyang pulitikal.

 

Bagama’t may mga manggagawang lumahok sa mga anti-korupsiyong protesta, ito ay bilang mga indibidwal at hindi bilang organisadong puwersa. May inisyatiba naman ang ilang unyon na manawagan ng anti-korupsiyong protesta sa Makati noong unang bahagi ng Nobyembre. Ang mga manggagawa ang labis na nag-aambag ng buwis sa kaban ng bayan—kaya sila rin ang dapat pinaka-apektado ng pagnanakaw at pag-aaksaya sa pambansang badyet. Higit pa rito, ang manggagawa at maralita ang direktang tinatamaan ng epekto ng climate change—mula sa kawalan ng sahod dahil sa bagyo hanggang sa matinding init sa lugar ng trabaho. Gayunman, nananatiling hindi pa ganap na naipapakita ng masa ang kanilang galit sa korupsiyon sa anyo ng lantad at malawakang pagkilos.

 

Habang nananatiling mabibigat na usapin ang tradisyunal na mga kahilingan ng manggagawa gaya ng pagtaas ng sahod at pagwawakas ng kontraktuwalisasyon, hindi pa rin sumasabog ang malawakang pakikibaka, taliwas sa nangyari sa anti-korupsiyong protesta. Kasabay nito, hinarap ng mga Pilipino ang matinding krisis sa gastusin, na sumiklab sa galit ng publiko sa kontrobersiyal na pahayag ng Department of Trade and Industry na sapat na diumano ang ₱500 para sa noche buena. Para sa karaniwang Pilipino, ipinakita ng isyung ito na di kayang sabayan ng sahod at kita ang patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng bilihin.

 

Ang krisis sa gastusin ang nagpasulong sa kampanya ng kilusang paggawa para sa legislated wage increase. Sa huling sandali, nagbunga ang panawagan ng paggawa nang ipasa ng Kamara ang panukalang ₱200 dagdag-sahod, ngunit sumalungat ito sa ₱100 na bersyon ng Senado na nakabinbin pa mula 2024. Nabigong pag-isahin ng Kamara at Senado ang dalawang panukala, kaya muling napako sa wala ang mga manggagawa nang magsara ang Kongreso upang magbigay-daan sa bagong halal na lehislatura.

 

Matapos mabigo ang legislated salary hike, nagpatupad ang pitong regional wage boards ng umentong minimum wage na mula ₱20 hanggang ₱60 sa ikalawang kalahati ng 2025. Ngunit kahit ang pinakamataas na buwanang minimum wage sa Metro Manila—batay sa karaniwang 22 araw ng trabaho—ay kulang pa sa kalahati ng tinatayang ₱36,200 living wage ng Asia Floor Wage Alliance, na nakabatay sa 3,000-calorie na pang-araw-araw na pangangailangan. Higit pa rito, ang minimum wage sa lahat ng rehiyon ay mas mababa pa sa mismong poverty threshold ng gobyerno. Ibig sabihin, ang mga minimum wage earner ay nananatiling mahihirap kahit nagtatrabaho. Kaya hindi na kataka-takang sumiklab ang galit ng mga Pilipino nang igiit ng mga awtoridad na sapat na ang ₱500 para sa isang simpleng handang pampasko.

 

Magpapatuloy ang inflation hanggang 2026 at uuk-ukin nito ang sahod ng mga manggagawa at kita ng mga maralita. Mananatiling mataas ang presyo ng langis dahil sa digmaan ng Russia sa Ukraine at sa bagong tensiyong binubuo ng US sa Venezuela. Samantala, patuloy na bubulabugin ng climate change ang produksyon sa agrikultura at industriya, na magtutulak paitaas sa gastos sa produksyon. Dahil dito, mananatiling maiinit na usapin para sa mga manggagawa sa 2026 ang kisis sa korapsyon at gastusin. Kung nais ng tunay na pagbabago, kailangang itaas ng mga manggagawa ang antas ng kanilang kolektibong pagkilos sa darating na taon.

 

Paano papanagutin ang mga opisyal, mambabatas at kontratista sa multi-bilyong pisong katiwalian sa flood control projects? Paano ito mangyayari sa ilalim ng kasalukuyang administrasyong kasabwat din sa iskandalo? Ito ang patuloy na hamon sa kilusang anti-korupsiyon.

 

Paano malalampasan ng mga manggagawa ang pag-aalinlangan sa bisa ng sama-samang pagkilos? Magagawa bang pukawin at pakilusin ng kilusang paggawa ang milyun-milyong di-organisadong manggagawa upang ipaglaban ang mga kahilingang tulad ng dagdag-sahod at regular na trabaho? Ito ang nananatiling malaking tanong para sa kilusang paggawa.

 

Ipinapakita ng mga anti-korapsyong protesta na hindi sapat ang ingay sa social media—ang malawakang pagkilos sa lansangan lamang ang papansinin ng gobyerno. Tulad ng napatunayan ng mga pakikibaka sa iba’t ibang panig ng mundo, tanging tuluy-tuloy at sama-samang pakikibaka ang makapagdudulot ng pagbabago ng sistema. Ipinapakita ng mga surbey na umaasa ang mga Pilipino sa mas maayos na 2026. Upang maging totoo ang pag-asang ito, kailangan nating gawing new year’s resolution ang sama-samang pagkilos.

Labor year ender 2025: Workers faced corruption and affordability issues

 

Twenty three typhoons hit the country in 2025, of which Tino was the most damaging in terms of loss of lives. Millions were affected by the heavy flooding in many areas due to the frequent typhoons and rains. This contrasted with the boast of President Bongbong Marcos in his State of the Nation Address about more than 5,000 flood control projects implemented by his administration. The disconnect between expectation and reality unleashed a perfect storm of outrage over the corruption attending ghost or substandard flood control projects.

 

The controversy sparked back-to-back massive rallies on September 21 and November 30. While the November protests were smaller in the NCR compared to that of September, it was, however, more widespread with many cities holding activities. The anger over corruption cut across different classes but much of the energy for the mass actions came from students. In this, the Philippines had parallels to movements in Indonesia and Nepal with symbols like One Piece and triggers like nepo babies. The Catholic Church was also a key coordinator of the movement aside from a major mobilizer of protesters. In this, the Philippines differed from other anti-corruption protests elsewhere.

 

The year ended with no one found guilty for the multi-billion flood control scandal. While several millions and a few luxury cars have been returned to the national treasury, such are a drop in the bucket compared to the P546 billion spent for almost 10,000 ineffective flood control projects from July 2022 to May 2025.

 

The explosion of corruption controversy sparked a political crisis for the administration, with presidential cousin House Speaker Martin Romualdez resigning. The chief of the armed forces exposed alleged attempts to entice generals to withdraw their support for the administration amid the anti-corruption mass actions. The political infighting between the president and vice president escalated even as both were embroiled in their own corruption scandals. For many Filipinos, the polarization is along dynastic lines, not economic class or political ideology.

 

Even though workers joined the anti-corruption protests, they did so as individuals and not as an organized force. Unions did take the initiative in calling for an anti-corruption protest in Makati in early November. Workers in the formal sector disproportionately contribute taxes to the public coffers so they should be among the most affected by leakage and waste in the national budget. Further, workers, both formal and informal, bear the brunt of the impact of climate change—from loss of pay due to typhoons to extreme heat in the workplace. And yet, for workers, pervasive outrage over corruption has yet to be expressed as visible protest.

 

While traditional workers’ issues such as wage hikes and labor contractualization remain pressing concerns, popular struggles have yet to erupt, unlike the anti-corruption protests. Filipinos faced their own affordability crisis as exemplified in the pervasive indignation over Department of Trade and Industry’s provocative P500 budget for a noche buena. The controversy expressed the popular perception that wages and income for ordinary Filipinos have not coped up with inflation.

 

The affordability crisis sustained organized labor’s campaign for a legislated wage hike. At the last minute, labor’s demand succeeded led to the House of Representatives passing a P200 bill which however conflicted with a P100 version in the Senate, which had been pending since 2024. The House and Senate did not reconcile the two wage bills and thus workers were again left with nothing as Congress closed to give way to the newly elected one.

 

In the wake of the defeat of the legislated salary increase, regional wage boards ordered minimum wage hikes ranging from P20 to P60 in the latter half of 2025. Yet, the highest monthly minimum wage in Metro Manila—using the mean of 22 workdays—is still less than half of the Asia Floor Wage Alliance’s estimate of P36,200 living wage based on a 3,000-calorie daily diet per adult. Moreover, the minimum wage in all regions fall below the government’s own poverty threshold. This means that minimum wage earners are working poor. It was thus no surprise that Filipinos flared up in disbelief when authorities insisted that P500 was enough to cover a simple Christmas feast.

 

Inflation will persist into 2026 and will erode the purchasing power of formal and informal workers. High oil prices will be sustained by the war by Russia in Ukraine and a new one brewing in Venezuela by the US. Meanwhile climate change will continue to disrupt agricultural and manufacturing supply chains, pushing production costs up.  Thus, affordability and corruption will remain hot button concerns for workers in 2026. Workers will need to scale up their game if they want change to happen next year.

 

How can officials, legislators and contractors be held accountable for the multibillion-peso corruption in flood control projects? How can this happen under the current administration which is alleged to be complicit in the scandal? This continues to be a challenge for the anti-corruption movement.

 

How can workers surmount their doubts about the efficacy of collective action? Can labor groups inspire and mobilize the millions of unorganized workers to fight for popular demands like a wage hike and regular jobs? This remains the question for the labor movement.

 

As the anti-corruption protests show, only visible mass actions in the streets, not noise on social media, can nudge the government to do something. As protests elsewhere bare, only sustained mass struggles can bring about systemic change. Surveys reveal that Filipinos are hoping for better times in 2026. To make those hopes real, we need to make collective action among our new year’s resolutions. 

31 December 2025

NAGKAISA Hails OSG Stand on PhilHealth

NAGKAISA Convenor and PM Secretary General Judy Ann Miranda said: “The new OSG is sharp. She very well know that you can’t reverse a clearly unconstitutional act—kahit first-year law student makikita ’yan. Kahit gaano pa kataas ang opisyal di pweding baliwalain ang ating mga batas.”

 

The country’s largest labor coalition, NAGKAISA, welcomed the decision of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) not to seek reconsideration of the Supreme Court ruling that struck down the questioned PhilHealth fund transfer.

 

“The Constitution is not a suggestion—it is the supreme law,” NAGKAISA Chair Sonny Matula of FFW said. “The Supreme Court simply upheld constitutional supremacy and the rule of law. No matter how noble the intention or how lofty the office, everyone must bow to the mandate of the fundamental law.”

 

NAGKAISA Chair said the OSG’s stance reflects institutional discipline under the leadership of Solicitor General Darlene Marie Berberabe, noting that “a Solicitor General who brings the sharpness of a UP law professor and a well grounded public servant  is exactly what constitutional governance requires—hindi nadadaan sa ‘good intentions’ kapag malinaw na bawal sa Saligang Batas.”

 

Affiliates of NAGKAISA—some of whom are among the petitioners—stressed that the issue is not politics or ‘bashing,’ but constitutional limits that cannot be crossed.

 

The coalition noted that the Supreme Court ruled Department of Finance Circular No. 03-2025, issued by then-DOF Secretary Ralph Recto, to be unconstitutional. In a decision penned by Associate Justice Alma Consuelo M. Lazaro-Javier and unanimously concurred in by all the Justices, the Court held that Recto usurped the President’s exclusive authority to transfer funds, in direct violation of Article VI, Section 25(5) of the Constitution. The Court further ruled that the circular violated the Universal Health Care Act and applicable special tax laws governing PhilHealth.

 

NAGKAISA also belied as hollow attempts to frame the controversy as mere political persecution, following remarks attributed to Batangas Governor Vilma Santos suggesting that critics were only targeting the Rectos because they are in power.

 

“That line is hollow,” NAGKAISA Convenor and SENTRO Deputy Secretary General Nice Coronacion said. “This is not about fame, family, or power. This is about a constitutional red line. You are not criticized for being in power—you are criticized for acting as if you are above the law.”

 

“The Rectos may be high and powerful,” the coalition added, “but they are not above the Constitution.”

 

NAGKAISA concluded that the ruling protects PhilHealth members—especially workers—because PhilHealth funds are public trust funds that must be managed strictly in accordance with law.

NAGKAISA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

27 December 2025

Dapat parehong happy--Kapatiran

 

The Kapatiran ng mga Unyon at Samahang Manggagawa (Kapatiran) finds it unfair seeing the salaries of soldiers and all uniformed service personnel increasing by 15% in the next three years, while workers in the private sector were left stretching a P500 noche-buena package this holiday season.

 

“While Kapatiran is not against raising the salaries of our security personnel, leaving the private sector workers stretching out their current low wages under the same economic condition faced by soldiers’ families is simply unfair,” said Kapatiran Chair Rey Almendras.

 

He added that “Hindi man kayang gawing pantay ang sahod ng manggagawa sa sektor ng seguridad at sektor ng ekonomiya, huwag namang happy ang sa government side kahit may problema sa korapsyon, habang sad ang nasa private sector na ang kaunting wage hike ay saglit lang kinakain ng implasyon.”

 

Kapatiran has been asking for a wage increase for wage recovery of not less than P100 since 2024, both at the regional wage board levels and in Congress for a legislated wage hike.

 

Private sector workers could have been happier if alongside the Palace announcement of a pay hike for soldiers is a Presidential certification to expedite passage of pending legislated wage hike bills.

 

Inflation-adjusted wages were 19.7%-26.1% lower than the current minimum wage in November, according to the latest computations prepared by Business World. In peso terms, the current minimum wage of P695 in NCR has a real value of P546.71 only.

 

Multiplied by 22 days, a private sector worker in NCR receives P15,290 of minimum wage in a month. On the other hand, the basic salary for an entry level member of PNP is P29,668.

 

Yet both live under the same economic conditions and share the same dreams of a joyful celebration of the holiday season.

 

“Kaya naman naming pagkasyahin ang P500 na noche buena, pero ang mas sigurado kami ay DTI family lang ang happy sa diskarteng Pinoy sa larangan ng pagtitipid at pagtitiis,” Almendras concluded. 

 

PRESS RELEASE

9 December 2025

KAPATIRAN

Kapatiran ng mga Unyon at Samahang Manggagawa

Pakikiisa sa Trillion Peso March Movement Nationwide Rallies

Walang ginhawa sa patuloy na pagnanakaw sa bayan. Ito ang araw-araw na reyalidad na kinakaharap ng kabataan mula Luzon, Visayas, at Mindanao.

 

Ang Samahan ng Kabataang Lumalaban (SKL), kasama ang iba pang youth and people’s organizations sa Trillion Peso March Movement, ay muling lalabas sa lansangan upang ipahayag na sobra na, tama na ang sistematikong korapsyon na sumisira sa buhay at hanapbuhay ng mga Pilipino. Mula sa bilyon-bilyong insertions, ghost projects, confidential funds, hanggang sa kawalan ng hustisya, isang larawan ang malinaw: matagal nang ninanakaw ang pondo ng bayan at paulit-ulit na isinasakripisyo ang kinabukasan ng kabataan.

 

Mga Panawagan

 

Panagutin ang lahat ng opisyal na sangkot sa korapsyon. Hindi sapat ang pa-imbestigasyon at press release; kailangan ng malinaw na kaso, malinaw na proseso, at malinaw na pananagutan. Hindi dapat maging ligtas ang sinuman kanila Marcos, Duterte, o anumang pulitikal na dinastiya na nagnanakaw sa kaban ng bayan ay dapat managot sa taumbayan!

 

Panagutin si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at dapat niyang harapin ang mga alegasyon laban sa kanya at panagutan ang kabiguan niyang tugisin at ikulong ang mga tiwaling opisyal.

 

Litisin si Vice President Sara Duterte sa kanyang confidential funds at kapalpakan bilang DepEd Secretary na hindi nakapagtawid ng pampublikong serbisyo para sa mga mag-aaral at guro.

 

Panagutin si Zaldy Co, kasama ng iba lang mga tiwaling opisyal at nasa ahensya ng gobyerno na sangkot sa katiwalian. Bilang arkitekto ng mga insertions, may obligasyon siyang bumalik, magtestigo, at papanagutin ang sarili.

 

Ipasa ang Anti-Political Dynasty Bill! Wakasan ang sistema ng pulitika na iilan lang na pamilya at nakikinabang at sumisira sa pamahalaan ng bayan.

 

Isabatas ang transparency at accountability measures. Isapubliko at gawing tunay na independent ang Independent Commission on Infrastructure upang kilatisin at panagutin ang mga sangkot sa sistema ng korapsyon sa bansa. Walang tiwala sa mga sikretong maniobra.

 

Sa lahat ng isyu na ito, hinihikayat namin ang bawat Pilipino, lalo ang kabataan, na manindigan at makiisa. Ngayong November 30, tayo'y magkapit-bisig mula sa iba't ibang sulok ng bansa para ipanawagan ang katarungan para sa mga sinalanta ng bagyo at katiwalian, at tayo na ninakawan ng kinabukasan.

 

Sa Metro Manila, magsasagawa ang kabataan ng martsa mula Temple Drive, Quezon City nang 7:30 AM, patungong EDSA People Power Monument, bilang bahagi ng Trillion Peso March. Ginagawa rin ito kasabay ng higit 100 aktibidad sa labas ng Metro Manila, na pinangungunahan ng mga komunidad na direktang tinatamaan ng bagyo, pagbaha, at korapsyon sa flood control.

 

Ang buwis ng mamamayan ay para sa mamamayan at hindi para sa bulsa ng iilan. Palitang ang bulok na sistema ng pulitika para sa interes ng Panahon na para palakasin ang serbisyo publiko at tunay na magbigay ng ginhawa sa buhay ng Pilipino. ###

  

Walang ginhawa sa patuloy na pagnanakaw sa bayan. Ito ang araw-araw na reyalidad na kinakaharap ng kabataan mula Luzon, Visayas, at Mindanao.

 

Ang Samahan ng Kabataang Lumalaban (SKL), kasama ang iba pang youth and people’s organizations sa Trillion Peso March Movement, ay muling lalabas sa lansangan upang ipahayag na sobra na, tama na ang sistematikong korapsyon na sumisira sa buhay at hanapbuhay ng mga Pilipino. Mula sa bilyon-bilyong insertions, ghost projects, confidential funds, hanggang sa kawalan ng hustisya, isang larawan ang malinaw: matagal nang ninanakaw ang pondo ng bayan at paulit-ulit na isinasakripisyo ang kinabukasan ng kabataan.

 

Mga Panawagan

 

Panagutin ang lahat ng opisyal na sangkot sa korapsyon. Hindi sapat ang pa-imbestigasyon at press release; kailangan ng malinaw na kaso, malinaw na proseso, at malinaw na pananagutan. Hindi dapat maging ligtas ang sinuman kanila Marcos, Duterte, o anumang pulitikal na dinastiya na nagnanakaw sa kaban ng bayan ay dapat managot sa taumbayan!

 

Panagutin si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at dapat niyang harapin ang mga alegasyon laban sa kanya at panagutan ang kabiguan niyang tugisin at ikulong ang mga tiwaling opisyal.

 

Litisin si Vice President Sara Duterte sa kanyang confidential funds at kapalpakan bilang DepEd Secretary na hindi nakapagtawid ng pampublikong serbisyo para sa mga mag-aaral at guro.

 

Panagutin si Zaldy Co, kasama ng iba lang mga tiwaling opisyal at nasa ahensya ng gobyerno na sangkot sa katiwalian. Bilang arkitekto ng mga insertions, may obligasyon siyang bumalik, magtestigo, at papanagutin ang sarili.

 

Ipasa ang Anti-Political Dynasty Bill! Wakasan ang sistema ng pulitika na iilan lang na pamilya at nakikinabang at sumisira sa pamahalaan ng bayan.

 

Isabatas ang transparency at accountability measures. Isapubliko at gawing tunay na independent ang Independent Commission on Infrastructure upang kilatisin at panagutin ang mga sangkot sa sistema ng korapsyon sa bansa. Walang tiwala sa mga sikretong maniobra.

 

Sa lahat ng isyu na ito, hinihikayat namin ang bawat Pilipino, lalo ang kabataan, na manindigan at makiisa. Ngayong November 30, tayo'y magkapit-bisig mula sa iba't ibang sulok ng bansa para ipanawagan ang katarungan para sa mga sinalanta ng bagyo at katiwalian, at tayo na ninakawan ng kinabukasan.

 

Sa Metro Manila, magsasagawa ang kabataan ng martsa mula Temple Drive, Quezon City nang 7:30 AM, patungong EDSA People Power Monument, bilang bahagi ng Trillion Peso March. Ginagawa rin ito kasabay ng higit 100 aktibidad sa labas ng Metro Manila, na pinangungunahan ng mga komunidad na direktang tinatamaan ng bagyo, pagbaha, at korapsyon sa flood control.

 

Ang buwis ng mamamayan ay para sa mamamayan at hindi para sa bulsa ng iilan. Palitang ang bulok na sistema ng pulitika para sa interes ng Panahon na para palakasin ang serbisyo publiko at tunay na magbigay ng ginhawa sa buhay ng Pilipino.

PRESS STATEMENT

Samahan ng Kabataang Lumalaban

 

KORAPSYON AT DINASTIYA AY IISA: BAGUHIN ANG SISTEMA!

Ang korapsyon ay hindi lang isyung moral (kasakiman), o seasonal (panapanahon), kundi systemic. May sistemang nagsilang nito na nagresulta sa pamamayagpag ng political dynasty at normalisasyon ng patronage politics.

Mula imprastruktura hanggang ayuda, fingerprint ng mga korap na dinastiya ang makikita. Mula nasyunal hanggang lokal, makapangyarihang mga dinastiya ang naghahati sa kapangyarihan. Patunay ito na hindi pa nakakamit ng mga Pilipino ang tunay na demokrasya at kalayaang pinagbuwisan ng buhay nina Gat Andres Bonifacio at mga bayaning Katipunero.

May luma at bagong paraan ng pandarambong. Mula kolonyalismo, diktadura, at hilaw na demokrasya - ang kapangyarihan at yaman ng mga ilustrado, diktador, at modernong dinastiya – ay pareho lamang nakaw mula sa manggagawa at mamamayan.

Kung nagagawa ng mga korap na dinastiya na magnakaw ng trilyones sa kabang bayan, ito ay dahil pakiramdam nila, tulad din sila ng mga Kastila na kayang maghari ng 300 taon sa Pilipinas dahil pinapasa lang ang poder at kayamanan sa mga angkan, kapanalig, at kasabwat. Sa kulungan hind sa gobyerno ang tama nilang lugar.

Ang resulta: Korapsyon ang naging regular, habang manggagawa ay kontraktwal. Dagdag sahod ang pinigilan, habang pondo ng bayan ay bumaha sa bulsa ng mga korap.

Sapat na raw ang P500 para mairaos ng manggagawa ang noche Buena. Habang sa pamilya ng mga korap ay mansion, luxury cars, air assets, mamahaling alahas, ari-arian sa abroad, at male-maletang pera na pambili ng karangyaan at boto para mahalal at muling mahalal.

Ang sistemang ito ay dapat repormahin! Manggagawa ang gawing regular, hindi ang korapsyon! Legislated wage hike sa manggagawa, hindi legislated kickback sa mga korap!

Repormahin ang sistemang pampulitika. Dinastiya ang dapat ma-endo, hindi ang manggagawa! Isabatas ang totohanang anti-dynasty bill!

Totoong kalayaan at demokrasya, hindi dynasty forever! ###

 

BACK TO EDSA ON NOVEMBER 30! END CORRUPTION AND DYNASTY!

It is not only corruption that must end, but also the system that gave birth to it—the political dynasties and patronage politics.

 

The rejection of corruption and dynasties is the central issue of workers marching to the People Power Monument on the 162nd birth anniversary of Gat Andres Bonifacio on November 30, alongside demands for wage increases and an end to contractualization (endo).

 

Partido Manggagawa is also joining various protests across the country led by the Trillion People March Movement.

 

Corrupt politicians were able to steal trillions from the national coffers because they felt untouchable—free to deceive the people and amass wealth from government projects. This is because they know that power is monopolized by the same dynasties from national down to local levels.

 

The result: Corruption has become regular, while workers remain contractual. Wage hikes are controlled, while public funds from our taxes flood the pockets of the corrupt.

 

For workers: a ₱500 noche buena. For the corrupt: luxury cars, air assets, properties abroad, and suitcases of cash.

 

Because of corruption, public services like PhilHealth and youth education have declined, housing programs have failed, and farmers have been left impoverished.

 

Because of dynasties and corrupt politicians, projects are divided among relatives and friends, in collusion with syndicates embedded across government. Jail is the proper place for them.

This system must be reformed!

Workers should be made regular—not corruption!

Legislated wage hikes for workers—not legislated kickbacks for the corrupt!

 

Dynasties should be the ones to be “endo”—not the workers!

Freedom and democracy—not the eternal rule of political dynasties!

 

Details of the Bonifacio Day marches of workers:

               •             6-7:00 AM Nagkaisa Labor Coalition assembly at Petron EDSA–Connecticut.

               •             From there, the march proceeds to the People Power Monument for the Labor Program, the first part of the Trillion Peso March Movement’s full-day activities.

               •             PM will also join rallies in Pangasinan, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cebu, Iligan, Agusan, Davao, General Santos, and Zamboanga.

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BALIK EDSA SA NOBYEMBRE 30 WAKASAN ANG KORAPSYON AT DINASTIYA!

Hindi lang korapsyon ang dapat mawala kundi ang sistemang nagsilang nito - ang political dynasty at patronage politics.

 

Ang pagwaksi sa korapsyon at dinastiya ang tampok na isyu ng manggagawa sa martsa patungong People Power Monument sa ika-162 Araw ni Gat Andres Bonifacio sa Nobyembre 30, kasabay ng mga kahilingan sa dagdag sweldo at pagtigil sa endo.

 

Kalahok din ang Partido Manggagawa sa marami pang magaganap na protesta sa iba’t-ibang panig ng bansa sa pangunguna ng Trillion People March Movement.

 

Kung nagawa ng mga korap na pulitiko na magnakaw ng trilyones sa kabang bayan, ito ay dahil pakiramdam nila, sila ay hindi mababaling kapangyarihan para lokohin ang taumbayan at magkamal ng yaman mula sa mga proyekto ng pamahalaan. Ito ay dahil alam nila na sila-sila lang na mga dynasty ang naghahati sa kapangyarihang mula nasyunal hanggang lokal.

 

Ang resulta: Korapsyon ang naging regular, habang manggagawa ay kontraktwal. Dagdag sahod ang kinontrol, habang pondong galing sa buwis natin ay bumaha sa bulsa ng mga korap.

 

Sa manggagawa ay P500 na noche buena, sa mga korap ay luxury cars, air assets, ari-arian sa abroad, at male-maletang pera.

 

Dahil sa korapsyon, pampublikong serbisyo tulad ng Philhealth at edukasyon ng kabataan ay nabawasan, programang pabahay ay palpak, mga magsasaka ay iniwang patay-gutom.

 

Dahil sa dinastiya at mga korap na opisyal, mga proyekto ay pinaghati-hatian ng magkakamag-anak at kaibigan, kasabwat ang mga sindikato sa buong pamahalaan. Kulungan ang tama nilang lugar.

 

Ang sistemang ito ay dapat repormahin! Manggagawa ang gawing regular, hindi ang korapsyon! Legislated wage hike sa manggagawa, hindi legislated kickback sa mga korap!

 

Dinastiya ang dapat ma-endo, hindi ang manggagawa! Kalayaan at demokrasya, hindi forever na paghahari ng mga dinastiya! ###

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Detalye ng Bonifacio Day march ng mga manggagawa.

1. 7:00 AM Nagkaisa Labor Coalition assembly sa Petron Edsa-Connecticut.

2. Mula dito ay magmamartsa patungong People Power Monument para sa Labor Program na unang bahagi ng Trillion Peso March Movement sa buong araw na programa nito.

3. Kalahok din ang PM sa mga rali sa Pangasinan, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cebu, iligan, Agusan, Davao, General Santos, at Zamboanga. 

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BALIK EDSA SA NOBYEMBRE 30! BAGUHIN ANG MALING SISTEMA!

 

BALIK EDSA SA NOBYEMBRE 30! BAGUHIN ANG MALING SISTEMA!

 

Hindi lang korapsyon ang dapat mawala kundi ang sistemang nagsilang nito - ang political dynasty at patronage politics.

 

Ang pagwaksi sa korapsyon at dinastiya ang tampok na isyu ng manggagawa sa martsa patungong People Power Monument sa Araw ni Gat Andres Bonifacio sa Nobyembre 30, kasabay ng mga kahilingan sa dagdag sweldo at pagtigil sa endo.

 

Kalahok din ang Partido Manggagawa sa marami pang magaganap na protesta sa iba't-ibang panig ng bansa sa pangunguna ng Trillion People March Movement.

 

Kung nagawa ng mga korap na pulitiko na magnakaw ng trilyones sa kabang bayan, ito ay dahil pakiramdam nila, sila ay hindi mababaling kapangyarihan para lokohin ang taumbayan at magkamal ng yaman mula sa mga proyekto ng pamahalaan. Ito ay dahil alam nila na sila-silang dynasty lamang ang naghahati sa kapangyarihang ito mula nasyunal hanggang lokal.

 

Kaya’t ang nangyari, korapsyon ang naging regular habang manggagawa ay kontraktwal. Wage hike ang kinontrol, habang korapsyon ay bumaha.

 

Dahil sa korapsyon, pampublikong serbisyo tulad ng Philhealth ang nabawasan. Dahil sa dinastiya, mga proyekto ay pinaghati-hatian ng magkakamag-anak at kaibigan, kasabwat ang sindikato sa buong pamahalaan.

 

Ang sistemang ito ay dapat repormahin! Manggagawa ang gawing regular, hindi ang korapsyon! Wage hike sa manggagawa, hindi unli kickback sa mga korap! Dinastiya ang dapat ma-endo, hindi ang manggagawa! Kalayaan at demokrasya, hindi forever na dinastiya!

 Partido Manggagawa

28 November 2025

 

MEDIA ADVISORY: Las Piñas Prayer rally, and community noise barrage

MEDIA ADVISORY

Las Piñas – Trillion Peso March Movement

28 November 2025

REQUEST FOR COVERAGE: 

“TINIG AT TINDIG NG BAYAN NG DIYOS: Prayer rally, and community noise barrage.”

Date: 29 November 2025 

Time: 6:15 PM 

Venu: Diocesan Shrine and Parish of the Five Wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ.  365 C Leonardo 1st St, Las Piñas, 1747 Metro Manila

Sa nalalapit na Trillion Peso March, muling ipinaglalaban ng Las Piñeros, sa pangunguna ng Kawayani at katuwang ang Vicariate of the Holy Family – Commission on Service to Human Promotions, ang pagsasabatas ng Anti-Political Dynasty. 

Bilang lungsod na matagal nang balwarte ng mga dinastiya, ipinapahayag namin ang tinig ng Bayan ng Diyos: hindi lamang laban sa kurapsyon, kundi laban sa mismong ugat nito—ang pamamayani ng iilang pamilya sa kapangyarihan.

TAMA NA! SOBRA NA! TAPUSIN NA ang dinastiyang nagdulot ng pang-aabuso at pagnanakaw sa kaban ng bayan.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

PAUL RICHARD S. GUIMARY – 

Chairman, Kawayani 

Member, Public Advocacy and Actions Committee, Trillion Peso March Movement

0917-4529022

MEDIA ADVISORY: Trillion Peso March Movement to Hold Press Conference for Nov 30 Rally

MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Trillion Peso March Movement to Hold Press Conference for Nov 30 Rally 

 

The Trillion Peso March Movement (TPMM) will hold a press conference on Monday, November 24 to discuss the November 30 mobilization against corruption and political dynasties.

 

The TPMM co-convener representatives from the clergy, civic leaders, and youth advocates will be at hand to express their unity in support of the November 30 rally, their continued commitment to the call on the urgent need to address systemic corruption and political dynasties and to uphold truth and accountability, restore dignity and a good governance.

 

When: November 24, 2025 (Monday)

Time: Doors open at 9.00am | Presscon starts at 10.00am

Venue: 4th floor, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila (RCAM Hall)

Arzobispado de Manila, Arzobispo St. Intramuros, Manila

 

Media Contact:

 

RSVP on or before November 23, 2025

Guthrie Ponteres

0992-387-4837

media@caritas.org.ph

Panagutin lahat! Walang takipan! Walang military junta!

Panagutin lahat! Walang takipan! Walang military junta!

President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos, Jr. was behind the P100-B insertions into the DPWH budget for flood control projects, posted Zaldy Co in his social media account this morning.

Hindi pwedeng balewalain ni President Marcos Jr. ang alegasyong ito. Dapat niya itong harapin, at panagutan kung mapatunayan, kahit na may immunity pa siya sa kasalukuyan.

But to gain credibility as a whistleblower, Zaldy Co should bring himself back home and submit himself to the ongoing investigations. Huwag lang siyang mag-akusa. Siya mismo ay dapat maimbestigahan.

We believe Co’s allegation hit directly into the accountability issues that hangs over the heads of the President and his officials.  But it also adds fire into the political mix of incendiaries that are already in play amidst reports of destabilization plots, including a military takeover.

Hindi rin kami makapapayag sa ganitong solusyon. Ayaw namin sa military junta. Ang nais namin ay repormadong gobyerno na demokratiko at sibilyan.

This is the main reason why we continue to link up with democratic forces that unite on the agenda of democracy, justice, accountability, and reforms – in contrast to forces driven only by a desire to install undemocratic order.

PM members were in Ayala Makati this afternoon joining the “Walk Against Corruption” led by the Simbahan at Komunidad Laban sa Katiwalian (SIKLAB) and Makati-based unions.  

We also participated in today’s regular localized White Friday noise barrage and candle lighting organized by the Trillion Peso March Movement (TPMM) in several protest areas, including those in Our Lady of the Airways Parish in NAIA Pasay; Santa Clara de Montefalco Parish, also in Pasay; and in Sangandaan, Caloocan.  Also, in the Cathedral Shrine of the Good Shepherd, Regalado Fairview; St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Timog Quezon City; Mary Mother of the Church, BF Resort, Las Pinas; and National Shrine of Divine Mercy, Marilao Bulacan.

These are in preparation for labor and TPMM November 30 bigger action against corruption at the People Power Monument. ###

MEDIA ADVISORY: White Friday Protest Actions Today

MEDIA ADVISORY

Partido Manggagawa

14 November 2025

Contact: Judy Miranda

PM Secretary General and

Trillion Peso March Public Advocacy & Actions Committee

09175570777

 

Members of Partido Manggagawa (PM) and allied organizations from different areas will be joining the November 14 White Friday actions against corruption for the following protest sites:

 

5:00 PM - Walk, Noise Barrage and candle lighting

 

1.           Makati, Ayala Triangle - SIKLAB and Makati unions-led White Ribbon Walk Against Corruption

 

6:00 PM – Noise Barrage, candle lighting

 

1.           Our Lady of the Airways Parish, NAIA Pasay

2.           Santa Clara de Montefalco Parish Pasay

3.           Sangandaan, Caloocan

4.           San Pablo City Plaza - Dakila chapter

 

7:00 PM - Noise Barrage, candle lighting

 

1.           Cathedral Shrine of the Good Shepherd, Regalado Fairview

2.           St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Timog Quezon City

3.           Mary Mother of the Church, BF Resort, Las Pinas

4.           National Shrine of Divine Mercy, Marilao Bulacan

Noise barrage vs corruption resumes amidst climate devastations and Nov 30 prep

 

The White Friday Protest led by the Trillion Peso March Movement (TPMM) resumes today at the EDSA Shrine and other protest centers across the country. Contingents from Partido Manggagawa are participating in the protest centers including the EDSA Shrine.

 

The regular noise barrage, followed by the simultaneous ringing of church bells, forms part of the buildup toward TPMM’s major protest action on November 30.

 

The devastation wrought by Typhoon Tino in Cebu and across large parts of the Visayas and Mindanao has laid bare once again the extreme vulnerability of millions of Filipinos to disasters. Entire communities remain submerged or cut off, with homes, livelihoods, and public infrastructure destroyed. The tragedy has exposed not only the worsening impacts of the climate crisis but also the costly failures of governance — from the misuse of calamity and rehabilitation funds to widespread corruption in flood control and infrastructure projects that were supposed to protect, not endanger, the people.

 

Despite billions poured into flood control programs, substandard projects, ghost dikes, and overpriced drainage contracts have left communities defenseless against heavy rains and storm surges. TPMM condemns this cycle of disaster and corruption, where public funds line the pockets of officials and contractors instead of building real resilience for the poor.

 

TPMM demands immediate relief and justice for all victims of the recent calamities, alongside full accountability for those who profited from public works meant to prevent such disasters. The people’s noise will not stop until corruption and neglect are answered with truth and reform.

Number of jobless Filipinos increased instead of declined

The militant labor group Partido Manggagawa (PM) clarified that the number of Filipinos without jobs actually rose instead of declined if the latest labor force survey data is examined further.

“If we dig deeper into the jobs numbers, we find that there are more Filipinos without gainful employment in September compared to the previous month in contrast to the declaration of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA),” asserted Rene Magtubo, PM national chair and Marikina city councilor.

He added that “The officially unemployed in September is only 1.96 million, lower than the 2.03 million unemployed in August. But 572,000 Filipinos—classified as either employed or unemployed in August—left the labor force by September. If we add these to the 1.96 million officially unemployed then we arrive at 2.53 million Filipinos without jobs in September.”

Magtubo stated that there is a very strict definition of who is officially unemployed. “If you worked even for just one hour in the previous week then you are already employed. Conversely, even if you are without a job but are not actively looking for work—including if you have gotten tired and/or believe that there is no work available anyway—then you are categorized as not unemployed but instead are outside of the labor force. Either way, the unemployment rate becomes very low due to this very narrow definition,” he said.

“In truth, so many kababayans are without gainful work. Since the private sector cannot offer these kababayans with gainful employment, the government should step in through a jobs guarantee program. Preferably these alternative jobs should be green, decent and long-term instead of the current TUPAD model of emergency work that is mostly sweeping streets,” Magtubo elaborated.

Media Advisory: White Friday Protest TODAY

Media Advisory

November 7, 2025

 

 

NAKAMAMATAY ANG BAHA!

💔 MGA KORAP PANAGUTIN! IKULONG!

 

 

Habang lumulubog sa baha ang mga komunidad,

ang kaban ng bayan ay patuloy na nilulunod ng katiwalian.

Panagutin ang mga responsable!

Panindigan ang hustisya at katapatan sa paglilingkod!

 

 

🕯️ Sama-sama sa White Friday Protest

 

📅 Tuwing Biyernes • 🕕

 

 

5:00 PM EDSA Shrine

 

6:00 PM Our Lady of the Airways Parish, Parañaque

 

6:00 PM Sangandaan Kalookan

 

7:00 St. Paul the Apostle Parish , Timog Quezon City

 

7:00 National Shrine of Divine Mercy Marilao Bulacan

 

 

📍 Kalampag, Busina, at Sindihan ng Kandila Para sa Bayan

 

 

Partido Manggagawa

Trillion Peso March Movement

 

 

Reference

Judy Ann Miranda 09175570777

📢 MEDIA ADVISORY

 

Date: October 30, 2025

Time: 5:00 PM

Venue: In front of Sta. Ana Church, Manila

Undas Candle Lighting for Flood and Corruption Victims

 

The Samahan ng Kabataang Lumalaban (SKL) will hold an Undas Candle Lighting in remembrance of victims of floods, disasters, and those deprived of medical and government assistance due to corruption.

 

This solemn action calls for truth, accountability, and justice — echoing the youth’s demand to end corruption that costs lives and livelihoods.

 

🕯️ Light a candle. Honor the victims. Demand justice.

 

For coverage and coordination:

Samahan ng Kabataang Lumalaban (SKL)

Part of the Trillion Peso March Movement (TPMM)

🔖 Hashtags:

#mgakorapikulongnayan

#lahatngsangkotmanagot

#TrillionPesoMarch

References

Ferdinand Sanchez II

0917 824 8002

Crisahle Pavillon

09562049276

WHITE FRIDAY PROTEST CONTINUES

MEDIA ADVISORY

Trillion Peso March Movement

23 October 2025

Request for coverage

WHITE FRIDAY PROTEST CONTINUES

October 24, 2025

5:00 PM EDSA Shrine 

5:30 PM Ateneo Gate 2.5 Katipunan for a Prayer Rally and Noise Barrage led by ADMU Student Organizations 

SIMULTANEOUS CANDLE LIGHTING & NOISE BARRAGE

Will continue at previous locations in NCR and other cities nationwide.

All serve as build up actions in preparation for the November 30 big rally.

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MEDIA CONTACTS

Trillion Peso March Movement (TPMM)

Fr. Tony Labiao – Diocese of Novaliches — 0917 103 4493

Fr. Wilmer Tria – CEAP — 0918 916 0298

Fr. Albert Delvo – MAPSA — 0917 815 1884

Atty. Howie Calleja – Spokesperson — 0918 820 1220

Judy Ann Miranda – Public Advocacy and Actions Committee — 0917 557 0777

One  Katipunan Action 

Josh Valentin - (0962) 728 4729

Simbahan Lingkod Bayan

PETITION FOR TRANSPARENT ICI PROBE LAUNCHED

MEDIA RELEASE

Trillion Peso March Movements

17 October 2025

 

For immediate release

 

WHITE FRIDAY PROTEST RESUMES, PETITION FOR TRANSPARENT ICI PROBE LAUNCHED

 

Interfaith clergies, youth alliances, labor unions and social movements, anti-corruption groups and advocates of good governance behind the Trillion Peso March Movement (TPMM), resumed their White Friday Protest and Noise Barrage against corruption today, held at several sites in Metro Manila and in some areas in the Visayas such as Cebu, Bacolod, and Iloilo. Protest sites and schedules are listed below:

 

Parish-based Protest Sites

5:00 PM            EDSA Shrine

5:30 PM            Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Old Sta. Mesa

7:00 PM            St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Timog Quezon City

                        National Shine of Divine Mercy, Marilao

Good Shepherd Cathedral, Regalado Quezon City

 

6:00 PM Community Noise Barrage/Candle Lighting

NCR

1. Pedro Gil corner Taft Manila (near PGH)

2. Island Infront of Fishermall, Letre, Malabon

3. ABES Compound, Bgy. Singko Kalookan

4. Sitio Camachile, Bgy. Sunvalley Parañaque

5. Bgy. 181 Mulawin Pasay

6. Gawad Kalinga Multipurpose Hall, Smokey Mountain

7. PhilAm Village Las Piñas

CEBU

1. Purok Caimito Canjulao Lapu-Lapu City

2. Bgy. Buaya, Lapu Lapu City

3. Sitio BATO, Mactan, Lapu Lapu City

4. Bgy. Canjulao, Lapu Lapu

 

BACOLOD

Araneta St. Corner Magsaysay, Bacolod City

 

ILOILO

Bolilao Mandurriao, near SM City Iloilo

 

An online petition and signature drive demanding full transparency to the ongoing ICI probe has also been launched alongside the protest actions today – all are part of build-up activities leading to November 30. The TPMM has already applied for a rally permit for a Bonifacio Day action around Edsa Shrine. ###

 

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MEDIA CONTACTS

Trillion Peso March Movement (TPMM)

Fr. Tony Labiao – Diocese of Novaliches — 0917 103 4493

Fr. Wilmer Tria – CEAP — 0918 916 0298

Fr. Albert Delvo – MAPSA — 0917 815 1884

Atty. Howie Calleja – Spokesperson — 0918 820 1220

Judy Ann Miranda – Public Advocacy and Actions Committee — 0917 557 0777

WHITE FRIDAY PROTEST RESUMES TOMORROW

MEDIA ADVISORY

Trillion Peso March Movements

16 October 2025

 

Request for coverage

 

WHITE FRIDAY PROTEST RESUMES TOMORROW, OCTOBER 17

PETITION FOR TRANSPARENT ICI PROBE TO BE LAUNCHED

 

An online and off-line petition demanding full transparency to the ICI probe to be launched tomorrow, October 17, 2025, as regular White Friday Protest and Noise Barrage resume at the following sites:

 

Parish-based Protest Sites

5:00 PM              EDSA Shrine

5:30 PM              Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Old Sta. Mesa

7:00 PM              St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Timog Quezon City

                              National Shine of Divine Mercy,Marilao

Good Shepherd Cathedral, Regalado Quezon City

6:00 PM Noise Barrage/Candle Lighting Locations

NCR

1. Pedro Gil corner Taft Manila (near PGH)

2. Island Infront of Fishermall, Letre, Malabon

3. ABES Compound, Bgy. Singko Kalookan

4. Sitio Camachile, Bgy. Sunvalley Parañaque

5. Bgy. 181 Mulawin Pasay

6. Gawad Kalinga Multipurpose Hall, Smokey Mountain

7. PhilAm Village Las Piñas

 

CEBU

1. Purok Caimito Canjulao Lapu-Lapu City

2. Bgy. Buaya, Lapu Lapu City

3. Sitio BATO, MactaN, Lapu Lapu City

4. Bgy. Canjulao, Lapu Lapu

 

BACOLOD

Araneta St. Corner Magsaysay, Bacolod City

 

ILOILO

Bolilao Mandurriao, near SM City Iloilo

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MEDIA CONTACTS

Trillion Peso March Movement (TPMM)

Fr. Tony Labiao – Diocese of Novaliches — 0917 103 4493

Fr. Wilmer Tria – CEAP — 0918 916 0298

Fr. Albert Delvo – MAPSA — 0917 815 1884

Atty. Howie Calleja – Spokesperson — 0918 820 1220

Judy Ann Miranda – Public Advocacy and Actions Committee — 0917 557 0777