Clad in maroon shirts and carrying indignant banners, members of the University of the Philippines community joined thousands of Filipinos who flooded Rizal Park in Manila last Sunday, Sept. 21, to demand transparency and accountability amid revelations of massive corruption in flood control and other public infrastructure projects.

In UP Diliman, UP President Angelo Jimenez joined the assembly and short program of students, faculty, staff, alumni and other community members in front of Quezon Hall before they headed to the Baha sa Luneta (Flood Luneta) anti-corruption mobilization in Rizal Park led by the Taumbayan Ayaw sa Magnanakaw at Abusado Network Alliance. 

Speaking to the crowd, Jimenez hailed the mobilization for continuing the university’s spirit and legacy of activism — especially as the anti-corruption mobilizations coincided with the 53rd anniversary of President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s declaration of martial law, which is annually commemorated by UP as a Day of Remembrance.