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UP, PUP students plan walkout over corruption, education budget cuts
Students from the University of the Philippines and Polytechnic University of the Philippines will stage coordinated walkouts to protest government corruption and anticipated reductions to education funding in 2027. The demonstrations are set to take place across multiple campuses on Friday.
LSN Philippines ·
Students at the University of the Philippines and the Polytechnic University of the Philippines plan to stage walkouts on Friday, September 18, in response to concerns over government corruption and proposed budget cuts affecting higher education in 2027.
Campus-wide demonstrations are scheduled at UP's Diliman and Los Baños campuses beginning at 11:30 a.m., with similar actions expected at PUP facilities. The coordinated protests reflect growing student discontent over fiscal priorities and governance issues at the national level.
The planned walkouts underscore ongoing tension between student groups and government officials regarding educational funding allocations. Student organizations have increasingly mobilized to voice opposition to what they characterize as declining investment in public higher education.
The demonstrations come as Congress prepares the 2027 national budget, with education advocates warning that proposed cuts could impact university operations and student services across the country's major public institutions.