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The ceremony ended with a group photo with all attendees, as well as two ending songs from Calle Manu. The candles went on to be lit for the rest of the afternoon.
September 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Dubbed the Buhay na Bantayog project, it's goal is to provide new facilities and improve on existing exhibits found at the location. Provided for via donations from QC mayor Joy Belmonte, they plan to open the memorial's new infrastructures by November 30; Bonifacio day.
September 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Prof. Xiao Chua then called on May Rodriguez, the executive of the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Museum, to thank those who attended and to never forget the past. She then gave the mic to Erold Enriquez, the architect in charge of the rehabilitation of the venue.
September 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Attendees of the event were encouraged to also participate in the lighting of the candles, as members of ATOM and the UP Student Catholic Union (UPSCA) helped in distributing lighters.
September 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Kiko Aquino Dee then went on to take the stand, going on to say "Sindihin natin ang ilaw.." as he first lights the candles at the venue at 7:50PM.
September 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
A Poetry segment was then followed by Candy Yuzon, then two songs performed by Calle Manu, of which one of the songs were titled "Tukhang."
September 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This refers to the recent public outcry of misused public funds of critical flood control infrastructure projects all around the country, exacerbating the capacity of the country to withstand the recent wave of Typhoons. The Trillion Peso March in the People Power Monument particularly tackled this.
September 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The mic was then passed to Volt Bohol, President of 'August Twenty-One Movement" or ATOM, then unto Princess Nemenzo, Widow of the 11th UP President who she and her husband were victims of the first Martial Law, saying "Konti konti gumigising ang karamihan.."
September 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The professor then commended the participation of rallies all around the country, saying "..nag-six digits tayo higit.." referring to the number of protestors present in the People Power Monument, at Luneta Park and various other major cities.
September 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
He begins his introduction by reinstating that the relevance of the 53rd Martial Law declaration anniversary, that the candles present were for the many victims of the dark history annouced by the late dictator Marcos Sr. that day.
September 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
💬 President Marcos Jr. on the investigation of the possible mishandling of the flood control project funds: "Baka masangkot d'yan ang mga tao na malapit sa atin, ngunit kahit malapit sila sa atin, mas malapit naman siguro sa puso natin ang taong bayan."
August 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM
He ends the preliminary conference with a nod to the allegations regarding to the possible corruption involved in the flood control fiasco, stating it's a necessity, provided evidence, to "clean our ranks" and that it "might be painful."
August 28, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Of the 2,409 contracting entities working with DPWH's funding, 20%, or 100 billion PHP, were focused on only 15 contractors, with the top 5 being reported to have projects nearly nationwide, much to the dismay of the president's desire to give local contractors leeway to be involved.
August 28, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Pumping stations are vital components to the country's fight against flooding as it manages the sewage system's capacity to move liquids and debris where gravity flow cannot work sufficiently or is impossible. As such, they prevent overflow of which is a common problem in both rural and urban areas.
August 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Region III, Central Luzon, ranks as having the highest amount of projects, with 1,617, accounting 98.01 billion PHP. Second is the NCR, with the president also adding that amongst the total 170 pumping stations for the whole country, 157 of the aforementioned number is concentrated in Metro Manila.
August 28, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The conference then goes on to tackle key findings in the publishing of DPWH's projects, citing 545.64 Billion PHP was the complete budget of these key infrastructure projects, with 6,021 projects accounting for nearly 350 Billion PHP not specifying its type of construction.
August 28, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Launched at August 11, 2025, the President also gives instructions to the use of the website, saying "Lagay mo lang yung Barangay mo, makikita mo na ang mga Flood Control projects na malapit sa inyo."
August 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Marcos Jr. recalls his most recent SONA, wherein he ordered the DPWH to publish projects of the aforementioned flood control construction sites in a website, dubbed "Sumbong sa Pangulo", available for the public to see. He also adds that they are open to suggestions regarding the website itself.
August 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM
But one things stays the same: the mantra "Write for the ear, shoot for the eye and aim for the heart" still persists, he ellaborated despite all the changing gears of news reporting.
April 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
"No one has the formula." He goes on to say, in their continuing attempts in keeping up with the contemporary media landscape. "What works for us may not work for you." He says, emphazing the need to always try out new things.
April 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
"Trendjacking" is what Patrol ng Pilipino refers to in their attempts in humour storytelling, with examples being a broken marriage edit of President Marcos Jr. & Vice President Sara Duterte for a report on their falling out, as well as a historical report of the trend "EEYY 🤙" by BINI.
April 24, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Bagaoisan shares that his team tried to implement the "Washington Post" model, having designated people to post in the social media TikTok for news reports, but was discontinued due to staffing issues.
April 24, 2025 at 3:05 AM
He also introduces Patrol ng Pilipino, a vertical video branch of news reporting by ABS-CBN, that allows, as he says, "memes, pwede rin humour" to cater to social media surfers, while making the distinction "Hindi po ito TV Patrol", saying it's the more formal, Television-ready broadcast by them.
April 24, 2025 at 3:02 AM