White Friday Protest launched

After the Trillion Peso March, groups of anti-corruption advocates are mounting a nationwide White Friday Protest.

- MAYEN JAYMALIN

Starting today and every Friday, the Trillion Peso March Movement will mount a noise barrage and candle lighting to demand accountability and transparency in government spending.

"This is not just a protest - it's a people's vigil for truth, justice, and reform," the movement said in a statement. “From homes to highways, parishes to workplaces, we're inviting everyone to make noise and light candles until every peso of the people's money is accounted for.' The launch event will be highlighted by a 6 p.m. mass at EDSA Shrine, followed by a noise barrage, candle lighting, and the singing of "Bayan Ko." There will also be ringing of all church bells every 8 p.m., described as "both a prophetic cry of indignation and outrage against the evil of corruption, and a resounding call to contrition and conversion." The St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Scout Magbanua, Quezon City, will lead a noise barrage and bell ringing, headed by Rev. Fr. Romerico Prieto, in solidarity with communities nationwide echoing the same call for truth and accountability.