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Joseph Macuha 3 AB COM
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DISCLAIMER: The following posts are for the fulfillment of my journalism class requirement. I will be recapping events of the Trillion Peso March held at the EDSA People Power Monument back in September 21. I was unable to post live at the time due to poor signal.
September 26, 2025 at 9:49 AM
EXCLUSIVE LOOK: Students, professors, and workers mobilize for the One Big Fight Against Corruption movement in the Ateneo de Manila University
September 19, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Coverage ends here due to inclement weather and volume of passersby. More updates soon. #PhilippinePolitics
August 27, 2025 at 5:13 AM
It has started to rain on site.
August 27, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Attendees are engaging in emotional discourse, sharing personal experiences and anecdotes.
August 27, 2025 at 5:02 AM
EXCLUSIVE LOOK
August 27, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Mara now talks about how even in elections, the winners are those with economic power. Parties with no backers or resources stand no chance. As good as their platforms are, without power, they will never win.
August 27, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Head Speaker Mara lists down examples of unjust policies over recent years and discusses how they came to be. Notable examples are the PUV Modernization Program, the K-12 Program, the Anti Terror Law, and the TRAIN Law.
August 27, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Back in action. Stay tuned.
August 27, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Encountering technical difficulties at the moment.
August 27, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Another speaker talks about the NSTP program of the Ateneo.
August 27, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Head Speaker Mara talks about how abuses of power are rampant. They separate this into two types: Coercive Power and Diffuse Power.
August 27, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Head Speaker Mara passionately states that the 1 percents are all about profit, profit, and larger profit. Mara urges us in attendance to recall the budget cuts, ghost projects, commercialization, and much more.
August 27, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The speakers assert that it is the landlords and compradors who secretly rule in the background, leveraging political power for profit, thus, depriving other classes of their rights.
August 27, 2025 at 4:35 AM
August 27, 2025 at 4:33 AM
"Philippine Politics have long been ruled by the 1 percent" says Head Speaker Mara.
August 27, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Head speaker Mara cites the old Filipino belief of Animism. People back then worshipped the environment and what it did for them. In the same way, in present times, people look up to those political figures who they perceive provide for them too.
August 27, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Another speaker illustrates this point by speaking about the Spanish Colonial Period. Who was in power? Whose ideology permeated the masses? Who had the money?
August 27, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The importance of cultural institutions and it's impact cannot be understated either. These factors play a role into why politics are so powerful in a country like the Philippines.
August 27, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Head Speaker Mara says whosoever has the means of production has the power. The economic base dictates most if not all.
August 27, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"Political systems are found on economic systems...Therefore, those who have economic power, sila din ang may political power...sa kanilang yaman nanggagaling ang kapangyarihan."
August 27, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Head Speaker Mara starts off with a striking question, "What makes political power? Saan nanggaling ang kapangyarihan?"
August 27, 2025 at 4:20 AM
A quick round of introductions from the attendees ensues. Many different students from various courses.
August 27, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Head speaker Mara Dela Cruz says the main topics will be how our government and politcs function and why corruption is so rampant.
August 27, 2025 at 4:18 AM
We're here at Kostka Extension for One Big Fight for Human Rights and Democracy's talk on the Anatomy of Philippine Politics.
Main facilitator and speaker Mara Dela Cruz says we will begin at around 12:15 pm. Stay tuned.

#PhilippinePolitics
August 27, 2025 at 4:14 AM