25/07/2026
𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔!
As Marcos Jr. takes center stage on July 27 to mark his fourth year in office, student leaders and the youth, alongside the entire Filipino masses, will once again take to the streets to expose the true state of the nation.
Since assuming office, Marcos Jr. has failed to address the chronic crisis in the education sector. Despite boasting of the so-called historic ₱1 trillion allocation for education, this has yet to translate into meaningful improvements for students. Schools and universities continue to suffer from a severe lack of classrooms, facilities, learning resources, and teaching personnel.
Student leaders and activists likewise continue to face persecution under the Marcos administration. Cases of red-tagging, surveillance, intimidation, and harassment persist despite repeated calls from human rights organizations to end these practices. During the recent State of the Youth Address in Panay, an individual was even caught conducting surveillance on attendees. Four years into the Marcos presidency, the reality remains clear: the rights, welfare, and democratic freedoms of students and the youth continue to be neglected and attacked.
Since last year's SONA, even more evidence of large-scale corruption has come to light, with controversies involving confidential funds, anomalous flood control projects, and questionable public spending reinforcing the people's growing distrust in government. While Marcos Jr. now seeks to distance himself from Sara Duterte and other disgraced political allies, the fact remains that, as head of the Executive, he approved and signed the corruption-ridden national budget.
This year's SONA also comes at an unprecedented moment as the Vice President faces trial over allegations of corruption and plunder. While the nation watches the proceedings unfold in the Senate, we cannot afford to remain mere spectators. Accountability must never be selective. Since last year, mounting evidence has implicated not only the Vice President but also the President and other high-ranking officials in controversies involving public funds. The Constitution guarantees that public office is a public trust, and that principle must apply equally to all. Lahat ng sangkot, dapat managot!
Let us draw inspiration from the lessons of the EDSA People Power uprisings and other people’s movements in which the students united with broader Filipino people for justice and accountability. In 1986, millions of Filipinos stood to overthrow the Marcos Sr. dictatorship. In 2001, a broad-based people's movement forced President Joseph Estrada from office amid widespread outrage over corruption and betrayal of public trust. These historic victories remind us that genuine political change has never been handed down from those in power; it has always been won through the collective action of ordinary Filipinos. History teaches us that sovereignty ultimately rests with the people and that when citizens unite in defense of democracy and accountability, no leader is beyond the reach of the people's will.
That is why we call on our fellow student leaders and all Panayanons to stand together for accountability, justice, and democracy this July 27. Let us march to the streets and amplify the people's demands for greater public investment in education, genuine accountability, the protection of democratic rights, national sovereignty, environmental justice, and a government that serves the people and not political dynasties, big business interests, or foreign powers.
Only through our collective action can we achieve genuine and lasting change in our society.
Marcos, Hari sang Kurapsyon!
Marcos Sukton! Duterte Pasabton!
Sara Pasabton!
𝗧𝗔𝗠𝗔 𝗡𝗔, 𝗦𝗢𝗕𝗥𝗔 𝗡𝗔! 𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗜 𝗦𝗔 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘'𝗦 𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔!
📍𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲’ 𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
𝟴:𝟯𝟬 𝗔𝗠 - 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗨𝗣 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀
𝟭𝟭:𝟯𝟬 𝗔𝗠 - 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗹
𝟯:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 - 𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗧𝗘!🏳️
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