In our household, talking about politics over dinner is a normal occurrence. Probably because my parents work for a newspaper (and my dad came from UP Diliman) and us children were brought up with Scholastican ideals. So it was no surprise that the five of us took part in the Million People March that happened in Luneta just hours ago.
This may not be my first protest, but the amount of people in the streets still overwhelms me. Thousands of people in white shirts flooded the highway and Quirino Grandstand. Flyers were given out, banners and posters were raised up high, costumes and jingles were seen and heard throughout the entire place. Cries of "Makibaka! 'Wag magbaboy!" was the chant of choice of the people. I even saw a few of my college professors in the protest.
Different people from different classes, cities, and possibly everything different were present. And the sentiments were all pretty much the same: We're tired of being taken advantage of and it's time the government did something about it. The fact that even with the President's speech last Friday about abolishing the pork barrel, the people still pushed through with the march, says something about the whole situation.
But now that we're done with the first step, what's next?
And every person I asked answered the same thing: Wait for it. The next step is coming and we need you until the end.
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