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

On ICC denial of Duterte’s interim release

 

The pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) was correct in considering Duterte a “flight risk” in denying the former President his plea for interim release.

 

Duterte, even when relieved of his most powerful position in the Philippines, remains a symbol of fear and tyranny, while her daughter, VP Sara, extends this dynastic power into reality not only for being the second in command but also as the main protagonist of President Marcos.

 

Keeping Duterte at close watch by the ICC serves the country’s interest well. The next thing we should expect is for the ICC to proceed with the trial forthwith. 

Trillion Peso March Movement 10.10 protest launch

  

Thousands of Filipinos across the country joined the launch of the White Friday Protest, a weekly nationwide noise barrage and candle-lighting campaign organized by the Trillion Peso March Movement (TPMM) to demand accountability and transparency in government spending.

 

The historic 10.10 launch, marked by simultaneous gatherings from Metro Manila to Cebu, Iloilo, and Bacolod, transformed streets, churches, and community spaces into hubs of peaceful protest and collective prayer. Supporters wore white and carried whistles, pots, torotots, and candles — symbols of vigilance, unity, and resistance against corruption.

 

“This is a continuing protest — a people’s unwavering quest for truth, justice, and reform,” said Fr. Tony Labiao, Lead Convenor of TPMM, during the noise barrage and candle lighting at the main hub, EDSA Shrine.

 

The launch drew strong moral backing from the Catholic Church. Cardinal Jose Advincula, Archbishop of Manila, issued a pastoral letter calling all parishes to deliver the Oratio Imperata, a prayer for the nation’s cleansing from corruption. At 8:00 PM, churches across the Archdiocese rang their bells — a gesture Cardinal Advincula described as “a prophetic cry of indignation and outrage against the evil of corruption, and a resounding call to contrition and conversion.”

 

Modeled after the landmark Million People March of 2013, the Trillion Peso March Movement represents a new wave of citizen engagement. But unlike a one-day protest, this movement seeks to build a sustained, nationwide campaign for truth, accountability, and reform.

 

Participants are encouraged to join weekly White Friday actions — from school and office breaks at 12:00 noon, to 6:00 PM rush-hour protests, and 8:00 PM synchronized candle lighting and prayers. Citizens are urged to post photos and videos using hashtags such as #TrillionPesoMarch, #Kalampag, and #BusinaProtesta to amplify their call for justice.

 

“Magpapatuloy ang pangangalampag hangga’t hindi seryosong maparusahan ang mga korap,” TPMM organizers declared.

 

As the movement gains traction, organizers are envisioning a broader evolution — what supporters now call the “Trillion People March Movement.”

 

“This is about sustained accountability and civic awakening,” said Atty. Howie Calleja, TPMM Spokesperson. “The goal is not only to expose corruption but to reform the systems that allow it to persist.”

 

The weekly White Friday protests are expected to continue through the rest of 2025 — potentially culminating in large-scale assemblies by early 2026 if momentum holds.

 

For now, the ringing of bells and the clamor of pots and whistles every Friday night signal something deeper — not just outrage, but a renewal of civic consciousness and people power.

 

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

 

Workers and poor to join TPMM 10.10 protest launch

 

Organized workers and poor will join the Trillion Peso March Movement’s launch of weekly noise barrage and candle lighting today. The event today dubbed 10.10 launch will see synchronized protest actions led by the Catholic Church to push for accountability in the corruption-ridden flood control projects.

 

“Workers and poor are joining students and the rest of the nation in outrage over the waste of the people’s money by politicians, government officials and private contractors. Buwis namin, wag nakawin. Tuloy ang laban hanggang makulong ang mga mandarambong!,” explained Rene Magtubo, chair of Partido Manggagawa (PM).

 

He added that “We oppose the resign all and snap election call of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano as this is a Sara Duterte for president maneuver. Instead, we demand accountability and change. Workers suffer from corruption, low wages, endo jobs, lack of services and undemocratic governance. Para tapusin ang katiwalian at iba pang problema ng bansa, kailangang baguhin ang sistema.”

 

PM chapters all across the country are participating in the 10.10 protest launch and are preparing to sustain the weekly noise barrage and candle lighting activities. The protest actions to be led by PM are as follows:

 

NCR

1. In front Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish (Archdiocese of Manila)

2. P.Gil corner Taft Manila (near PGH)

3. In front of Fishermall , Letre, Malabon

4. In front Citi Mall, Malabon

5. ABES Compound, Bgy. Singko Kalookan

6. Sacred Heart parish, Tugatog Malabon

7. Sitio Camachile , Bgy. Sun Valley, Parañaque

8. Bgy. 181 Pasay

9. Gawad Kalinga Multipurpose Hall, Smokey Mountain

10. Harong, Mo. Ignacia Quezon City

11. BFHAI Compound, Botong Francisco, Mahabaang Parang, Anggono

12. Sta. Rosa 1, Marilao Bulacan

 

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 City

 

Bacolod City

Araneta St. Corner Magsaysay, Bacolod City

 

Iloilo

Bolilao Mandurriao, near SM City Iloilo.