The program at UP Diliman wraps up without any arrests. ArawngKalayaan
Rain came and went, but did not deter the mostly young crowd energized by party music – a version of pop song"Señorita" which pokes fun at the wordsArtist Mae Paner, more popularly known as Juana Change, came as Sinas, pumping up the crowd.
Spoken word artist Juan Miguel Severo, who is quite the influencer on social media, admitted that he was scared to be arrested.," said Severo, who performed a defiant spoken word version of Lupang Hinirang that set the mood for the rest of the program. "Dahil sa sandali na nagpapigil tayo eh para na rin nating isinusuko 'yung civil liberties natin.... Nakakalungkot lang na sa mga panahong 'to, ang manlulupig ay hindi ibang bayan. Minsan ang sarili nating gobyerno ang manlulupig sa taong bayan,"There were whispers in the crowd that if the police arrived, some of the protesters were going to assert their legal right to hold an assembly. There was palpable relief as the clock wound down and there were no cops.
"Siguro dumikit sa mga pulis na there is no law that prohibits rallies. 'Yung sinasabi nilang puwede kang ikulong sa mass gathering, e 'di dapat kinulong na nila 'yung nagbabayad sa Meralco, o sa SSS. Hindi naman nila puwedeng sabihin na mas importante ang magbayad sa Meralco kaysa sa karapatang magpahayag,"MAÑANITA. Artist Mae Paner dresses up as NCRPO Chief Debold Sinas as protesters poke fun at the general's birthday party he called a mañanita.
"Sobrang proud ako, kasi kapag kinukuwestiyon ng mga nakatatanda ano ba ang antas ng kaalaman ng mga millennials sa mga usaping bayan, kailangan nating ipaalala sa kanila na ang ating mga pambansang bayani, namatay nang bata, nagsimula silang kumilos noong sila'y bata pa,"UP campuses are considered safe spaces for protests because of the
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