After January 31 protest, Bayan calls for vigil in Batasan to push for Duterte impeachment
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan salutes thousands of Filipinos who joined protests in condemning the Marcos Jr government for its failure to address rising prices, worsening poverty, widespread corruption, and continuing impunity in the country.
The January 31 protest reflects public dissatisfaction and outrage over the inept leadership of Marcos. As families reel from the cost of living crisis, Marcos and his allies have designed and passed a budget law with bloated pork barrel funds intended for vote buying. Meanwhile, the citizen-led impeachment initiative aimed at pursuing accountability against corrupt officials like VP Sara Duterte is hostaged by the self-serving machinations of Marcos.
Photo by Lito Ocampo
As Congress is about to adjourn for the election campaign, Bayan calls for sustained protest actions to demand the immediate transmittal of the impeachment complaints against Duterte. Bayan also calls for the urgent passage of legislated wage hike bills. Marcos should not prevent the supposedly independent Congress from endorsing the impeachment. He should focus on alleviating the hardships of working families. At the minimum, he should certify the wage hike bill as a priority measure.
Bayan enjoins members to prepare for a vigil in front of Batasan to push for the impeachment of Duterte.
Bayan also calls for a bigger and broader protest in time for the Edsa anniversary to highlight the demand for the scrapping of all forms of pork barrel, and to condemn the entrenched corruption and continuing tyranny in the country.
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