Jonathan Frederic De Santos

Students and youth groups from various communities across Metro Manila gather near the Mendiola Peace Arch on Friday, November 21, 2025, as they stage coordinated local actions calling for “genuine systemic change” and urging “Marcos-Duterte, Alisin!” amid ongoing corruption controversies.


Participants hold placards and banners as they highlight how alleged corruption affects the quality of education and worsens socioeconomic inequality, while laying down the reforms they hope can break the cycle. 

Students and youth groups from various communities across Metro Manila gather near the Mendiola Peace Arch on Friday, November 21, 2025, as they stage coordinated local actions calling for “genuine systemic change” and urging “Marcos-Duterte, Alisin!” amid ongoing corruption controversies.

Participants hold placards and banners as they highlight how alleged corruption affects the quality of education and worsens socioeconomic inequality, while laying down the reforms they hope can break the cycle.

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Students and youth groups gather near the Mendiola Peace Arch in Manila on Friday, November 21, to call for “genuine systemic change” amid ongoing corruption controversies. | via Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

Dennis Datu

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1763798059735587829242_1347884714053448_5753928282083894784_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Students and youth groups from various communities across Metro Manila gather near the Mendiola Peace Arch on Friday, November 21, 2025, as they stage coordinated local actions calling for “genuine systemic change” and urging “Marcos-Duterte, Alisin!” amid ongoing corruption controversies. Participants hold placards and banners as they highlight how alleged corruption affects the quality of education and worsens socioeconomic inequality, while laying down the reforms they hope can break the cycle. </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Militant groups are now in full preparation for another major protest  against corruption at Luneta in Manila on November 30.</p><p>This time, however, they will directly call for the resignation of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte.</p><p>Groups associated with the Duterte family were the first to make resignation calls — on September 21 and during the separate rallies of the Iglesia ni Cristo and United People&#x27;s Initiative on November 16 and 17.</p><p>“Wala ho tayo ise-censor kaya welcome ho ang lahat ng Pilipino na galit sa korapsyon na naghahabol ng pagpapanagot at nais ng pagbabago sa sistema,” said Teddy Casiño, chair of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan).</p><p>(We will not censor anyone so all Filipinos who are enraged at corruption and who are calling for accountability and changing the system are welcome)</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/21/-baguhin-ang-sistema-leaders-call-systemic-changes-vs-corruption-1525"><strong>&#x27;Baguhin ang sistema&#x27;: Leaders call for systemic changes vs corruption<br/></strong></a></div><p>National democratic activist groups affiliated with Bayan have started calling for the resignation of both Marcos Jr. and Duterte, who are facing separate allegations of corruption.</p><p>Earlier this week, leaders of student councils of eight universities in Metro Manila released a unity statement for the two officials  to resign over what they said was &quot;systemic corruption, repression, and state neglect inflicted upon the Filipino people.&quot;</p><p>&quot;These past days have only revealed what we’ve long known. No matter how they try to clear their names and take control of the narrative, President Marcos Jr. and Vice President Duterte are the chief architects of corruption,&quot; the student leaders from the eight schools in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, a sports league for the capital&#x27;s big colleges and universities, said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>TRANSITIONAL COUNCIL PROPOSED</strong></div><p>The Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan, or Makabayan, has also outlined programs for the formation of a transitional council should Marcos Jr. and Duterte be removed from office.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/21/marcos-must-to-face-public-press-as-palace-is-under-fire-expert-1113"><strong>Marcos must face public, press as &#x27;Palace is under fire&#x27;: expert</strong></a></div><p>Liza Maza, Makabayan president and former Gabriela party-list representative, said the proposed council would have representation from the &quot;democratic sector&quot; of society.</p><p>“Ibig sabihin yung mga walang boses, hindi binibigyan ng pagkakataon na mag-participate katulad ng mga mangggagawa, magsasaka, katutubo,” she said.</p><p>(We mean the marginalized, like workers, farmers and indigenous peoples)</p><p>“May kapangyarihan ang transition council na panagutin itong mga corrupt, labas sa ICC (International Criminal Court), labas sa Ombudsman, mag-imbestiga, gumawa ng kagyat na patakaran labas sa Kongreso. In fact, puwedeng ma-suspend ang Kongreso dahil halos lahat ng congressman at senador ay sangkot dito sa pandarambong,” Casiño added.</p><p>(The transition council would have the power to hold the corrupt accountable — beyond the ICC, beyond the Office of the Ombudsman — to investigate and to set policy outside Congress. In fact, it could suspend Congress because almost all lawmakers are involved in the plunder)</p><p>Groups outside the national democratic activist movement have yet to take up the call for a transition council, or even for either Marcos Jr. or Duterte to resign.</p><div> </div><div><strong>SENATE PRESIDENT SOTTO TO TAKE OVER? </strong></div><p>Makabayan also stressed that the transitional council must ensure reforms in the electoral process, advance the anti-political dynasty campaign, and prohibit Marcos and Duterte from running again.</p><p>The group expressed support for Senate President Vicente &quot;Tito&quot; Sotto III to assume the presidency in accordance with the line of succession but stressed the country&#x27;s problems will not be saved by &quot;the same congressmen, the same senators, the same kind of elections.&quot;</p><p>Above all, Makabayan emphasized, whoever will lead must be acceptable to the public and to groups that might be instrumental in removing Marcos and Duterte from office.</p><p>The November 30 protest at Luneta is scheduled to begin around 9 a.m. and is expected to run until noon.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/21/catholic-group-launches-prayer-campaign-to-protest-corruption-1244"><strong>Catholic group launches prayer campaign to protest corruption</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0TBuJSc3snY?si=ZRNWD_6g9ASr0NeE" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>Militant groups are now in full preparation for another major protest action against corruption on November 30 at Luneta in Manila. This time, however, they will directly call for the resignation of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte.</p>

Militant groups are now in full preparation for another major protest action against corruption on November 30 at Luneta in Manila. This time, however, they will directly call for the resignation of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte.

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Preps for Luneta rally vs corruption include ‘transition’ if Marcos, Duterte quit

Dennis Datu,

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Published Nov 22, 2025 03:58 PM PHT

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ANTI CORRUPTION

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VICE PRESIDENT SARA DUTERTE

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