UP Diliman and the function of pupil activism

Universities like UP turned hotbeds of dissent in the course of the Marcos Sr. period as pupil activism surged with protests, just like the First Quarter Storm and the Diliman Commune

MANILA, Philippines – Throughout the authoritarian rule of Ferdinand E. Marcos, the College of the Philippines and different universities turned often called facilities of dissent.

The youth made themselves heard in the course of the First Quarter Storm, the place 50,000 folks joined protests organized by pupil teams.

It was additionally at UP Diliman that the Diliman Commune occurred, with college students barricading the campus to protest rising oil costs and the looming declaration of Martial Regulation. These had been simply a few of the moments that confirmed the braveness of pupil activists towards the Marcos dictatorship.

Let’s revisit the college, the place the spirit of resistance emerged that contributed to the bigger motion that may culminate within the Folks Energy Revolution.

Reporter/author/video editor: Gelo Gonzales
Script editor, supervising producer: JC Gotinga

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