Students protest corruption, demand accountability from Marcos Jr. and Duterte

Students from various universities and colleges in Metro Manila participated in a walkout and protest in Mendiola on Friday, October 17, to express their opposition to government corruption.

The protest action, organized under the banner of the National Day of Youth Action Against Corruption, saw students from the University of the Philippines Diliman, University of Santo Tomas, Far Eastern University, Adamson University, De La Salle University, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, St. Scholastica's College, Philippine Normal University, and Central Luzon State University among others.

The youth demanded accountability over the ongoing flood control corruption scandal and criticized the lack of transparency in probes.

Protesters called out President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte for their alleged involvement and complicity in corruption.

Concerns were also raised regarding the persistence of pork barrel allocations in the recently passed national budget.

A student from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Aldrin Kitsune, participated despite being injured in a previous protest on September 21.