#UPLBWalkout kinondena ang kurapsyon sa bansa

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Ulat nina Lilianna Nicole De Asis, Gabrielle Grace Fernandez, Anne Jeline Pascua, at Karylle Payas

Isinagawa ng komunidad ng University of the Philippines Los Baños ang #UPLBWalkout rally nitong Setyembre 19, 2025 upang ikondena ang mga anomalya sa gobyerno, katulad ng kahina-hinalang flood control projects at budget cuts sa sektor ng edukasyon. Kasabay din nito ang paggunit sa ika-53 na anibersaryo ng pagkakatatag ng Martial Law.

Nagsimula ito sa  kanya-kanyang protesta ng mga kolehiyo ng UPLB noong umaga. Pagkatapos ay nagmartsa ang mga rallyista patungong Oblation Park upang magsanib-pwersa.

Ayon sa UP Action Los Baños Network, ang mga sumusunod ang mga datos ukol sa samu’t saring ipinapatambol na mga isyu ng protesta:

Corruption & Questionable Projects

  • Nearly P3 trillion — questionable flood control projects
  • 60% — alleged embezzlement per flood control project

Budget Cuts (Social Services)

  • P2.08 billion — UP System budget cut
  • P27 billion — CHED budget cut
  • P16 billion — DepEd budget cut
  • PhilHealth — complete defunding

Priorities & Allocations (Questionable/Non-Social Spending)

  • P4.6 billion — confidential and intelligence funds (CIF)
  • P1 billion — foreign trips for Marcos family and cronies

Debt & Fiscal Burden

  • P17.27 trillion — national government debt as of June 2025

Militarization & Security Spending

  • 87.9% — proposed increase in 2026 budget of Department of National Defense
  • P8.1 billion — increase for National Action Plan for Unity, Peace, and Development (2025–2028) / NTF-ELCAC
    P10 million — allocation per “cleared” village under Barangay Development Program

Sanggunian: https://tinyurl.com/UPActionLB