Fury over corruption: All set for twin rallies

Crowds to gather at EDSA, Rizal Park

- By BELLA CARIASO

It’s all systems go for the “Trillion Peso March” at the People Power Monument on EDSA and the “Baha” rally in Rizal Park today, where thousands are expected to gather to protest massive corruption in flood control projects, allegedly involving politicians and government officials.

In an interview over radio dzBB, Kiko Aquino-Dee, a grandson of the late former president Corazon Aquino and one of the convenors of SIKLAB, said that while he is part of the organizing team for the rally at the People Power Monument, he is in solidarity with the Church-led mass action in Rizal Park.

“The call of the Church is for every Filipino to unite against corruption, as leaders of the Church always say corruption has no color,” Dee said.

Dee said the participants of the rallies are expected to be in white or carry white ribbons, as a symbol of unity.

Today also marks the 53rd anniversary of the declaration of martial law.

“This is a call for the Marcos administration and past administrations to account. We have no call for resignation and most especially no call for violent protest nor regime change outside the 1987 Constitution,” Dee said.

“I believe that whoever wants power in the Philippines should undergo the correct process of the ballot during elections,” he added.

“Once the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) discloses all those involved in the corruption, our call to our fellow citizens, if they return to the upcoming 2028 elections, they should junk the corrupt politicians and make sure they will no longer return to power to stop the corruption in the Philippines,” Dee added. He was referring to the body formed by the President to investigate anomalies in flood control projects.

Dee noted that part of the call of civil society is to have erring high ranking officials put behind bars.