List Of Activities, Protests On 45th Martial Law Anniversary (Sept 21, 2017)

List Of Activities, Protests On 45th Martial Law Anniversary

Here is the list of the nationwide activities and protests lined up for the 45th Martial Law Anniversary on Thursday (September 21, 2017).

On Thursday, different groups will hold mass protests throughout the entire country in commemorating the signing of Proclamation 1081 or the declaration of martial on September 21, 1972, under the leadership of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

On September 23, 1972, the late dictator has formally declared a nationwide martial law, which was aired on the television.

Martial law era has been the darkest time for some of the Filipino people who suffered repression and torture from the abusive members of the Philippine military during this period. The country has also plunged into a debt of $24.4 billion in 1982.

Recently, President Duterte has declared Sept 21 as the “National Day of Protest” and also suspended the work and cl(–foul word(s) removed–) in public schools, but did not acknowledge it as a holiday.

Here are the activities line up for the commemoration of martial law declaration 45 years ago:

Wednesday, September 20

Metro Manila
- 5 pm to 6:30 pm: “Organizing Dissent: A workshop on activism and the specter of martial law” at Faber 101 at the Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City

Thursday, September 21

Metro Manila
- 8 am to 12 pm: Martial law noon… at ngayon? A millennial throwback at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Auditorium
- 10:30 am: SB park, Batasan High School
- 1 pm: Picket along Quezon Avenue, corner EDSA, organized by CAMB, Block Marcos, Kalipunan, iDefend
- 2 pm: Misa ng mamayanan organized by #TindigPilipinas
- 2 pm: Ecunemical service at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani in Quezon City, organized by CAMB, Block Marcos, Kalipunan, iDefend
- 4 to 8 pm: “Stop the killings! Never again to tyranny and dictatorship!” at the Rizal Park
- 4 pm: Martsa ng mamamayan from UP Chapel to the Commission on Human Rights; from Quezon City Hall to the Commission on Human Rights
- 5 pm: Unveiling of Ka Pepe Dikno’s statue at the Commission on Human Rights
- 9 pm: Makibaka! Don’t get takot: An improv show at Pineapple lab in Makati
- Mobilizations organized by #YouthActNow against tyranny: University of the Philippines – Diliman, University of the Philippines – Manila, University of Santo Tomas, Far Eastern University, Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, St. Scholastica University, College of Saint Benilde, Philippine Normal University, Technological University of the Philippines, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, EARIST
Ilocos Region
- Mobilizations organized by #YouthActNow against tyranny: Pangasinan State University
Cagayan Valley
- Mobilizations organized by #YouthActNow against tyranny: Cagayan State University Isabela State University, Nueva Vizcaya State University
Cordillera Administrative Region
- Mobilizations organized by #YouthActNow against tyranny: University of the Philippines – Baguio, University of the Cordilleras, Saint Louis University
Central Luzon
- Mobilizations organized by #YouthActNow against tyranny: UP Pampanga, Bulacan State University
Calabarzon
- Mobilizations organized by #YouthActNow against tyranny: UP Los Baños
Mimaropa
- Mobilizations organized by #YouthActNow against tyranny: Palawan State University
Bicol Region
- Mobilizations organized by #YouthActNow against tyranny: Ateneo de Naga University
Central Visayas
- Mobilizations organized by #YouthActNow against tyranny: UP Visayas – Cebu, University of San Carlos, Cebu Normal University
Western Visayas
- Mobilizations organized by #YouthActNow against tyranny: UP Visayas – Miag-ao, Western Visayas State University, Iloilo Science and Technology University, Central Philippine University
Eastern Visayas
- Mobilizations organized by #YouthActNow against tyranny: UP Visayas – Tacloban, UPM SHS Palo, Leyte
Northern Midnanao
- Mobilizations organized by #YouthActNow against tyranny: MSU Iligan
Davao Region
- Mobilizations organized by #YouthActNow against tyranny: UP Mindanao, Assumption College, University of Southeastern Philippines
Soccksargen
- Mobilizations organized by #YouthActNow against tyranny: Holy Trinity College General Santos, Mindanao Polytechnic College, MSU General Santos, Notre Dame of Marbel, UP Mindanao SHS Koronadal

September 22, 2017

5 to 6:30 pm: “Remembering martial law, renouncing extrajudicial killings: Voices from Ateneo and beyond” at Escaler Hall in the Ateneo de Manila University
5 to 7 pm: “Bakas ng Dahas” at Leong Hall in the Ateneo de Manila University
7:30 to 8:30 pm: Community mass in solidarity with the victims and in support of Caloocan sanctuary at the Church of the Gesu in the Ateneo de Manila University

September 23, 2017