MEDIA ADVISORY: Trillion Peso March Movement to Hold Press Conference for Nov 30 Rally

MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Trillion Peso March Movement to Hold Press Conference for Nov 30 Rally 

 

The Trillion Peso March Movement (TPMM) will hold a press conference on Monday, November 24 to discuss the November 30 mobilization against corruption and political dynasties.

 

The TPMM co-convener representatives from the clergy, civic leaders, and youth advocates will be at hand to express their unity in support of the November 30 rally, their continued commitment to the call on the urgent need to address systemic corruption and political dynasties and to uphold truth and accountability, restore dignity and a good governance.

 

When: November 24, 2025 (Monday)

Time: Doors open at 9.00am | Presscon starts at 10.00am

Venue: 4th floor, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila (RCAM Hall)

Arzobispado de Manila, Arzobispo St. Intramuros, Manila

 

Media Contact:

 

RSVP on or before November 23, 2025

Guthrie Ponteres

0992-387-4837

media@caritas.org.ph

Panagutin lahat! Walang takipan! Walang military junta!

Panagutin lahat! Walang takipan! Walang military junta!

President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos, Jr. was behind the P100-B insertions into the DPWH budget for flood control projects, posted Zaldy Co in his social media account this morning.

Hindi pwedeng balewalain ni President Marcos Jr. ang alegasyong ito. Dapat niya itong harapin, at panagutan kung mapatunayan, kahit na may immunity pa siya sa kasalukuyan.

But to gain credibility as a whistleblower, Zaldy Co should bring himself back home and submit himself to the ongoing investigations. Huwag lang siyang mag-akusa. Siya mismo ay dapat maimbestigahan.

We believe Co’s allegation hit directly into the accountability issues that hangs over the heads of the President and his officials.  But it also adds fire into the political mix of incendiaries that are already in play amidst reports of destabilization plots, including a military takeover.

Hindi rin kami makapapayag sa ganitong solusyon. Ayaw namin sa military junta. Ang nais namin ay repormadong gobyerno na demokratiko at sibilyan.

This is the main reason why we continue to link up with democratic forces that unite on the agenda of democracy, justice, accountability, and reforms – in contrast to forces driven only by a desire to install undemocratic order.

PM members were in Ayala Makati this afternoon joining the “Walk Against Corruption” led by the Simbahan at Komunidad Laban sa Katiwalian (SIKLAB) and Makati-based unions.  

We also participated in today’s regular localized White Friday noise barrage and candle lighting organized by the Trillion Peso March Movement (TPMM) in several protest areas, including those in Our Lady of the Airways Parish in NAIA Pasay; Santa Clara de Montefalco Parish, also in Pasay; and in Sangandaan, Caloocan.  Also, in the Cathedral Shrine of the Good Shepherd, Regalado Fairview; St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Timog Quezon City; Mary Mother of the Church, BF Resort, Las Pinas; and National Shrine of Divine Mercy, Marilao Bulacan.

These are in preparation for labor and TPMM November 30 bigger action against corruption at the People Power Monument. ###

MEDIA ADVISORY: White Friday Protest Actions Today

MEDIA ADVISORY

Partido Manggagawa

14 November 2025

Contact: Judy Miranda

PM Secretary General and

Trillion Peso March Public Advocacy & Actions Committee

09175570777

 

Members of Partido Manggagawa (PM) and allied organizations from different areas will be joining the November 14 White Friday actions against corruption for the following protest sites:

 

5:00 PM - Walk, Noise Barrage and candle lighting

 

1.           Makati, Ayala Triangle - SIKLAB and Makati unions-led White Ribbon Walk Against Corruption

 

6:00 PM – Noise Barrage, candle lighting

 

1.           Our Lady of the Airways Parish, NAIA Pasay

2.           Santa Clara de Montefalco Parish Pasay

3.           Sangandaan, Caloocan

4.           San Pablo City Plaza - Dakila chapter

 

7:00 PM - Noise Barrage, candle lighting

 

1.           Cathedral Shrine of the Good Shepherd, Regalado Fairview

2.           St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Timog Quezon City

3.           Mary Mother of the Church, BF Resort, Las Pinas

4.           National Shrine of Divine Mercy, Marilao Bulacan

Noise barrage vs corruption resumes amidst climate devastations and Nov 30 prep

 

The White Friday Protest led by the Trillion Peso March Movement (TPMM) resumes today at the EDSA Shrine and other protest centers across the country. Contingents from Partido Manggagawa are participating in the protest centers including the EDSA Shrine.

 

The regular noise barrage, followed by the simultaneous ringing of church bells, forms part of the buildup toward TPMM’s major protest action on November 30.

 

The devastation wrought by Typhoon Tino in Cebu and across large parts of the Visayas and Mindanao has laid bare once again the extreme vulnerability of millions of Filipinos to disasters. Entire communities remain submerged or cut off, with homes, livelihoods, and public infrastructure destroyed. The tragedy has exposed not only the worsening impacts of the climate crisis but also the costly failures of governance — from the misuse of calamity and rehabilitation funds to widespread corruption in flood control and infrastructure projects that were supposed to protect, not endanger, the people.

 

Despite billions poured into flood control programs, substandard projects, ghost dikes, and overpriced drainage contracts have left communities defenseless against heavy rains and storm surges. TPMM condemns this cycle of disaster and corruption, where public funds line the pockets of officials and contractors instead of building real resilience for the poor.

 

TPMM demands immediate relief and justice for all victims of the recent calamities, alongside full accountability for those who profited from public works meant to prevent such disasters. The people’s noise will not stop until corruption and neglect are answered with truth and reform.

Number of jobless Filipinos increased instead of declined

The militant labor group Partido Manggagawa (PM) clarified that the number of Filipinos without jobs actually rose instead of declined if the latest labor force survey data is examined further.

“If we dig deeper into the jobs numbers, we find that there are more Filipinos without gainful employment in September compared to the previous month in contrast to the declaration of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA),” asserted Rene Magtubo, PM national chair and Marikina city councilor.

He added that “The officially unemployed in September is only 1.96 million, lower than the 2.03 million unemployed in August. But 572,000 Filipinos—classified as either employed or unemployed in August—left the labor force by September. If we add these to the 1.96 million officially unemployed then we arrive at 2.53 million Filipinos without jobs in September.”

Magtubo stated that there is a very strict definition of who is officially unemployed. “If you worked even for just one hour in the previous week then you are already employed. Conversely, even if you are without a job but are not actively looking for work—including if you have gotten tired and/or believe that there is no work available anyway—then you are categorized as not unemployed but instead are outside of the labor force. Either way, the unemployment rate becomes very low due to this very narrow definition,” he said.

“In truth, so many kababayans are without gainful work. Since the private sector cannot offer these kababayans with gainful employment, the government should step in through a jobs guarantee program. Preferably these alternative jobs should be green, decent and long-term instead of the current TUPAD model of emergency work that is mostly sweeping streets,” Magtubo elaborated.