“MARCOS SINGILIN, DUTERTE Panagutin!” “Mga Kurakot, Ikulong na Yan!””Mga Magnanakaw, Panagutin at Ipabalik ang Pera ng Bayan!” Such were strong demands in placards and in speeches delivered by thousands of rallyists at EDSA Shrine and at the People Power Monument (PPM) last February 25, 2026.
They were clear messages that have resonated even as far back as during the bloody reign of the currentInternational Criminal Court (ICC) jailbird Rodrigo Roa Duterte, former Davao City mayor and former president of the country. But the same calls for accountability were actually addressed, more importantly, among the current incumbent senators, congressmen and other government officials under the Bongbong Marcos – Sara Duterte regime.
The thousands of students, laborers, farmers, IPs, professionals, church leaders – Cardinal Ambo David of the Archdiocese of Caloocan, Bishop Soc Villegas, other bishops, priests, pastors and seminarians and recognized pro-people government officials loudly declared in no uncertain terms that President Bongbong Marcos, especially as president, should do his mandated job – “to give justice to every man!”
That means, for one, have the current senators to set themselves up as an Impeachment Court to preside over what the Filipino people have demanded way back in 2025 to “LITISIN NA SI VP SARA DUTERTE!”
‘[T]he Filipino people’s massive mobilization in the streets, not only in NCR but in other towns/cities in the Visayas and Mindanao was doubtless a serious urgent demand for professional and, indeed, a compelling honest and compassionate governance for the country!’
UNITEAM’S PROMISE
Moreover, the Filipino people’s mobilization at the EDSA shrine and at the PPM were likewise demanding that the Uniteam’s promise of marketing P20/kgm of rice and affordable basic food items be fulfilled NOW in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao!
So too, the people reminded President Bongbong and his VP Sara to create jobs and livelihoods for the millions of jobless Filipinos, instead of encouragingthem to find employment abroad (which has been atragic formula for family-break ups, lack of proper parental home-guidance, and other social costs!).
The people reminded the government to initiate other public services, such us, fair wages for the workers, assistance to the farmers, fisher folks and IPs; abolition of the notorious NTF-ELCAC that has caused, with its red-tagging and terrorist tagging operations, illegal arrests and detention of activist youths, enforced disappearances and even EJKs; giving justice to the more than 750 political prisoners; improvement of the country’s education system and healthcare services;and stoppage of the aggressive encroachment of the China vessels into our sovereign territories.
COMPASSIONATE GOVERNANCE
In other words, the Filipino people’s massive mobilization in the streets, not only in NCR but in other towns/cities in the Visayas and Mindanao wasdoubtless a serious urgent demand for professional and, indeed, a compelling honest and compassionate governance for the country!
The people, especially the veteran street parliamentarians, are wondering why government authorities, from the president down to his cabinet secretaries, the legislators, LGU officials and the AFP/PNP officials and ground personnel seem to be surprised and appear to be panicky when the people go to the streets to demand reforms in governance.
The people are simply expressing certain limitations, in fact critical governance issues causing much suffering to their constituents, particularly the poor, the voiceless and marginalized, and these problems should have been forthwith addressed.
The message these panicky government officials should automatically understand is that they have basically failed to do their jobs. That people have topractice their Right of Assembly to air their grievances should simply be a clear signal that as public officials, they simply failed to listen to the people about their problems that needed to be resolved soonest.
The people ask: “When will the President Bongbong Marcos and VP Sara Duterte really do their job, as they have promised under oath? And the people need not launch protest rallies!”