By MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers from the House of Representatives’ Makabayan bloc believe that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should also be criticized during the September 21 rallies, amid calls to spare him from protests.
During a press briefing on Thursday, ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio — who was joined by Kabataan party-list Rep. Renee Co and newly-proclaimed Gabriela party-list Rep. Sarah Elago — said that he does not understand why people would ask that protests spare Marcos, especially since rallies fall on September 21.
“Also, let us remember that this rally is on September 21 — and what is September 21, we may have forgotten that this is the anniversary of the declaration of martial law, and we might have forgotten that one of the most corrupt presidencies in our history is the Marcos dictatorship,” Tinio told reporters at the Batasang Pambansa complex.
