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YOUTH MOBILIZATION. Student activists gather at Liwasang Bonifacio on Sept. 21, holding placards condemning corruption, red-tagging and state repression while calling for systemic political accountability. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Wendyl Geronimo)

Students press on as security swells for Martial Law observance protests

MANILA, Philippines—Students marched through heavily fortified streets on the 54th anniversary of martial law despite a massive police deployment and warnings of possible arrests, saying the risks only reinforced the…

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Read more about the article Davao progressives: Impunity remains, 54 years after martial law
LOOK: Protesters from various groups gather along Roxas Avenue in Davao City on the afternoon of Sept. 21, 2026, to commemorate the 54th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law under former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. The mobilization, organized by the STOP Corruption Alliance alongside church, youth and anti-corruption groups, featured calls for accountability over issues hounding the country. | via Ian Peter Guanzon

Davao progressives: Impunity remains, 54 years after martial law

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Survivors of the martial law and human rights advocates in Davao City criticized treating the dark years under the late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. as plainly a historical…

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Read more about the article Davao youth activists decry rights violations at Martial Law observance
RALLYING CRIES. Youth activists hold placards during a news conference ahead of the 54th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law at Freedom Park, Davao City, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. The groups spoke out against red-tagging, corruption, education cuts, and impunity. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Elliot Dimasuhid, Correspondent)

Davao youth activists decry rights violations at Martial Law observance

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—As the country commemorates the 54th anniversary of the declaration of martial law, militant youth organizations held a news conference at Freedom Park in downtown Davao City, Sept.…

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Read more about the article Groups to mark Martial Law anniversary with protest, accountability over corruption
REMEMBER, THE 21st OF SEPTEMBER. Progressive groups in Davao City stage a protest Wednesday, September 21 at the Freedom Park to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martial Law declared by then Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Sr. During those years, thousands of human rights violations were documented including extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances. (Photo by Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Groups to mark Martial Law anniversary with protest, accountability over corruption

MANILA, Philippines—Government accountability over corruption particularly the controversy surrounding flood control projects, is the rallying point for a mass protest on Sept. 21 to commemorate the 54th anniversary of the…

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