DRESS CODE: WHITE FOR SOLIDARITY [Abolish Pork Barrel! Not RENAME]
PINOYS who want to participate the for 10 Million ANGRY Anti Pork Barrel Protest who are not in manila may also choose to participate in simultaneous events in the following areas:
LUZON Islands Anti Pork Barrel Protest venues
- METRO MANILA: Luneta Park "Million People March"
- METRO BAGUIO: Rose Garden, Burnham Park, Baguio City, 12:00 noon
VISAYAS Islands Anti Pork Barrel Protest venues
- METRO CEBU: Plaza Independencia to Fuente Osmeña, Cebu City, 9 a.m.
- METRO BACOLOD: Provincial Capitol Lagoon, Bacolod City, 9 a.m.
- METRO NAGA: Plaza Rizal, Naga City, 9 a.m.
- METRO ILO-ILO- GUIMARAS: Capitol Grounds, Iloilo City, 9 a.m.
- DUMAGUETE CITY: Rizal Boulevard, Dumaguete City, 9 a.m.
- TACLOBAN CITY: RTR Plaza, Tacloban City, 12 noon
- TAGBILARAN CITY: Rizal Park, Tagbilaran, 9 a.m.
MINDANAO Islands Anti Pork Barrel Protest venues
- METRO DAVAO: Rizal Park, Davao City, 9 a.m.
- METRO CAGAYAN DE ORO: Kiosko Kagawasan, Divisoria, Cagayan de Oro City, 2 p.m.
- BUTUAN CITY: Guingona Park, Butuan City, 12 noon
- DIGOS CITY: Rizal Park, Digos City, 9 a.m.
- DIPOLOG CITY: R. Magsaysay Plaza, Dipolog City, 9 a.m.
- GENSAN: Rizal Park, General Santos City, 9 a.m.
- ILIGAN CITY: Iligan City Plaza, Iligan City, 9, a.m.
- TACURONG CITY: City Rotunda, Tacurong City, 9 a.m.
- ZAMBOANGA CITY: WMSU Normal Road to Plaza Pershing, Zamboanga City, 8 a.m.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) Anti Pork Barrel Protest venues
- U.S.A.: Philippine Consulate, 3600 Wilshire Blvd., LA, 5 p.m.
CANADA Anti Pork Barrel Protest venues
- Canada: Slocan Park, 29th Avenue cor. Slocan Street, Vancouver, 11 a.m.
UNITED KINGDOM (UK) Anti Pork Barrel Protest venues
- London: Philippine Embassy, Suffolk Street, London, 11 a.m.
SIMULTANEOUS INTERNET PROTEST ALL OVER THE WORLD
- Netizens may also join the protest from their homes by sharing their sentiments through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #ScrapPork.
It's a protest driven by anger over the misuse of public funds, but Filipinos have been reminded that the so-called "Million People March" slated at the Luneta Park Monday should be peaceful.
"All are welcome," guidelines on the rally making rounds online Sunday said even as it added that "this is a peaceful gathering so always be respectful of others."
"It's a citizen's gathering," Filipina blogger Noemi Lardizabal-Dado said in her post, adding that there is "no central organizer" for the protest.
Plans for the massive rally against corruption have been floated amid a snowballing of sentiments via social networking sites over the so-called pork barrel scam.
The ₱10-billion scandal accused lawmakers of diverting their Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) to nonexistent nongovernment organizations led by Janet Lim-Napoles.
The rally coinciding with National Heroes Day "is not about one group or one individual, as it is about a multitude that stand against the pork barrel," professor Katrina Stuart Santiago in her blog.
"[Y]ou and I can go, without an organizational banner or t-shirt defining us, and with only our own families and friends," Santiago said in her blog radikalchick.
The movement, which will push through despite President Benigno Aquino III's call to scrap the PDAF Friday, is expected to start at 9 a.m. across Manila's Quirino Grandstand.
"[W]ear what you want, come in any color, come as an individual or as a member of the group, bring a flag especially if you expect students from your school, or more people to gather around your stage," Santiago said.
Pinoys have been encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and footwear, however, and bring food and drinks, mats and garbage bags for the cleanup afterwards. They may also bring music and entertainment, conduct small discussion groups and visit other groups views.
But bloggers involved in organizing the event said what Filipinos shouldn't forget to bring are "friends and your conviction" as well as "commitment to be the change you want to see."
They may also "have a protest party in your house, church, or meeting hall and invite friends to monitor the event on television," Lardizabal-Dado said.
The Philippine National Police has been placed on full alert with some 2,000 officers and K9 units are allegedly on standby for the event to ensure peace and order.
"Look after your own group and make sure we maintain proper decorum and discipline," Lardizabal-Dado said.
"Let's show the world that we can all gather in a peaceful, harmonious, cooperative and caring way," she added.
With report from Yahoo News
