Gabriela Youth UP Manila

21/10/2026

17/10/2026

𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐓: 𝐀𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐀𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐏 ❤️‍🔥

Wear your feminism on the streets with Gabriela Youth UP Manila’s merch line, 𝘼𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙚 💜

Beyond serving looks with solidarity statements, every purchase will help support our target community for this December’s 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁. 🎁

Pre-orders are available starting today— 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟲! 🛍️

You may place your order/s here:
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/GYUPM-AbanteBabaeMerch
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/GYUPM-AbanteBabaeMerch
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𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻! ❤️‍🔥✊

See you next week at the CAS All Orgs’ Fair!
📍 CAS Student Center
🗓️ October 19–23, 2026
🕰️ 8 AM – 5 PM

16/10/2026

DEPENSAHAN ANG KAMPUHAN!

Mariing kinokondena ng Gabriela Youth ang sapilitang pagpapabaklas sa kampuhan ng mga magbubukid sa harap ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), habang pinalibutan ito ng mga kapulisan. Patungo sa UP Diliman ang delegasyon ng mga magsasaka matapos silang pagbantaan ng mga kapulisan.

Tinatayang nasa 200 magsasaka at kinatawan ng iba't ibang sektor mula sa Bicol, Negros, Nueva Ecija, at Bulacan ang nasa kampuhan. Bitbit nila ang panawagan laban sa Pax Silica, mapanirang dayuhang korporasyon, pandarahas sa kanayunan, at sapilitang pagpapalayas sa ngalan ng huwad na “development.”

Lehitimo ang pagkilos ng mga kababaihang magbubukid, magsasaka, at mangingisda. Ngunit sa halip na tugunan ang kanilang mga panawagan para sa lupa at kabuhayan, pagpapalayas at pananakot ang isinasagot sa kanilang mapayapang pakikibaka. Karapatan nating mga mamamayang api ang magpahayag at ipaglaban ang ating kabuhayan at buhay!

Kabataang kababaihan at mamamayan, manindigan kasama ng mga magsasaka! LABANAN ANG DEMOLISYON AT SAPILITANG PAGPAPALAYAS! TUNAY NA REPORMA SA LUPA, IPAGLABAN!

13/10/2026

🚏 𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏: 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐒 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 🚦

Come join GABRIELA Youth UP Manila’s route of festivities as we stop by Pedro Gil and Padre Faura streets to set up our event booths for the exciting events ahead dedicated just for the UP Manila community! 🚍💜

Drop by our booths and check out our 𝙨𝙤𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙂𝙖𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙖 goodies!
👚 clothing merch
🎰 pins
🍥 stickers
⭐️ and more!

Catch us on the following events and dates:
🎪 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
🗓️ Oct. 14, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
📍 1F SSWC, Booth 6

🌺 𝐊𝐀𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐥𝐚: 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐀𝐒 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
🗓️ Oct. 19-23, 2026 | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
📍 TBA

Kitakits! 💜

12/10/2026

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐌𝐅-𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫!

Gabriela Youth, alongside allied anti-imperialist organizations, staged a protest in Mendiola to condemn the opening of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Bangkok, Thailand. The organizations denounced neoliberal policies that have deepened poverty, weakened local industries, and burdened Filipinos with debt.

Since the 1980s, IMF and World Bank-backed economic restructuring, including agricultural liberalization, oil deregulation, the privatization of essential services, labor flexibilization, and regressive taxation which has shaped the Philippine economy. Gabriela Youth condemned these policies for worsening the cost of living, undermining local production, and intensifying the exploitation of workers.

“Development cannot mean higher profits for foreign creditors while Filipino families struggle to afford food, electricity, water, and education. A system that prioritizes debt and foreign interests over people’s needs is not development—it is exploitation,” said Fran Reyes, national spokesperson of Gabriela Youth.

The group also criticized the Philippines’ continued dependence on foreign borrowing. While the country stopped borrowing from the IMF in 2006, the institution continues to influence economic policymaking through its assessments. The World Bank remains a major multilateral lender to the Philippines.

Under the Marcos Jr. administration, national government debt reached ₱19.61 trillion as of August 2026. Gabriela Youth questioned why mounting debt and substantial tax collections have failed to translate into meaningful improvements in people’s lives.

“Hindi dapat ang mamamayan ang laging nagbabayad sa utang na hindi naman nila nararamdamang nagdudulot ng tunay na pag-unlad,” Reyes said.

“Hindi kami papayag na ang mamanahin ng kabataang kababaihan ay utang, kahirapan, at pagsasamantala. Lalaban kami para sa kinabukasang may dignidad at tunay na kalayaan,” Reyes added.

Women, particularly those from poor and working-class communities, bear the brunt of rising food prices, low wages, insecure employment, and inadequate public services. As essential goods and services become more expensive, women face greater pressure to provide for their families while shouldering unpaid care work.

“Young women are not blind to who profits from our suffering. We see our mothers struggling to put food on the table, women losing access to basic services, and young people being denied their right to education. We protest because we refuse to inherit a future of poverty and exploitation. We must break the chains of imperialism!” Reyes emphasized.

Gabriela Youth stressed that young women are not merely victims of exploitation but also a fighting force against imperialism and neoliberalism. Together with workers, peasants, and other oppressed sectors, young women must fight for national sovereignty, living wages, accessible social services, and an end to imperialist plunder.

Resist imperialist plunder! Shut down the IMF and World Bank!

11/10/2026

WOMEN STRIKE DOWN NEOLIBERALISM! SHUT DOWN IMF-WORLD BANK!

Tomorrow, October 12, 2026, Filipino women and the people will take to the streets to voice our strong opposition to the US imperialist financial institutions, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank — coinciding with their 2026 annual meeting in Bangkok, Thailand.

This is the first time in decades that the two institutions will hold their flagship summit in Southeast Asia. So tomorrow, we will amplify our voices to strike down neoliberalism and shut down the IMF-World Bank!

WHY ARE WE TAKING TO THE STREETS?
🚩 IMF-WB conditionalities are what made life harder for the people.
For almost 70 years, IMF and World Bank loans and policy prescriptions have pushed economic reforms that prioritize debt repayment, privatization, deregulation, and liberalization over the needs of the people. With these conditionalities, the Philippine government continue to sell off public services, raise taxes on the people, remove price controls, and cut the budget for social services such as health and education.
🚩 Every administration has implemented these conditions — from then until the US-Marcos Jr. regime.
❌ Privatization of power, water, oil, health, and transport has surged. Agricultural liberalization continues to plunge farmers deeper into debt and condemn them to hunger. Profits are in the hands of a few oligarchs. The burden is on the shoulders of the people.
❌ 12% VAT is being imposed on almost all basic goods. Every buyer of oil, medicine, milk for children, electricity, and water pays VAT— while massive corruption in government persists.
❌ The national debt has ballooned to ₱19.61 trillion (August 2026). The 2024 national budget alone allocated ₱670.5 billion, or 11.6% of the budget, for interest payments alone. This was public money committed to servicing debt rather than directly funding essential social services.

JOIN THE GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION VS IMF-WORLD BANK!
9:30 AM | UST, España
10:00 AM | Mendiola

WOMEN STRIKE DOWN NEOLIBERALISM! SHUT DOWN IMF-WORLD BANK!

Tomorrow, October 12, 2026, Filipino women and the people will take to the streets to voice our strong opposition to the US imperialist financial institutions, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank — coinciding with their 2026 annual meeting in Bangkok, Thailand.

This is the first time in decades that the two institutions will hold their flagship summit in Southeast Asia. So tomorrow, we will amplify our voices to strike down neoliberalism and shut down the IMF-World Bank!

WHY ARE WE TAKING TO THE STREETS?

🚩 IMF-WB conditionalities are what made life harder for the people.

For almost 70 years, IMF and World Bank loans and policy prescriptions have pushed economic reforms that prioritize debt repayment, privatization, deregulation, and liberalization over the needs of the people. With these conditionalities, the Philippine government continue to sell off public services, raise taxes on the people, remove price controls, and cut the budget for social services such as health and education.

🚩 Every administration has implemented these conditions — from then until the US-Marcos Jr. regime.

❌ Privatization of power, water, oil, health, and transport has surged. Agricultural liberalization continues to plunge farmers deeper into debt and condemn them to hunger. Profits are in the hands of a few oligarchs. The burden is on the shoulders of the people.

❌ 12% VAT is being imposed on almost all basic goods. Every buyer of oil, medicine, milk for children, electricity, and water pays VAT— while massive corruption in government persists.

❌ The national debt has ballooned to ₱19.61 trillion (August 2026). The 2024 national budget alone allocated ₱670.5 billion, or 11.6% of the budget, for interest payments alone. This was public money committed to servicing debt rather than directly funding essential social services.

JOIN THE GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION VS IMF-WORLD BANK!
9:30 AM | UST, España
10:00 AM | Mendiola

09/10/2026

𝙈𝘼𝙔 𝙈𝙂𝘼 𝙏𝘼𝙉𝙊𝙉𝙂 𝙆𝘼 𝘽𝘼 𝙎𝘼 𝙇𝙄𝙋𝙐𝙉𝘼𝙉𝙂 𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙂𝙄𝙉𝘼𝙂𝘼𝙇𝘼𝙒𝘼𝙉? 🤔

Halina’t makiisa sa ating 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐄𝐃) 𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐨 𝐬𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐲𝐨𝐧 (𝐌𝐊𝐋𝐑𝐏)!

Sa gitna ng mga problemang kinakaharap ng ating bayan, mahalagang maunawaan hindi lamang ang kalagayan ng sambayanang Pilipino, kundi pati na rin ang mga pinagmulan at mga istruktura’t kasaysayang humubog sa mga suliranin ng ating lipunan.

Sa talakayang ito, sama-sama nating sisiyasatin ang mga tanong:
💭 Ano ang kalagayan ng sambayanang Pilipino?
💭 Ano ang mga ugat at pinagmulan ng mga suliraning ating kinahaharap?
💭 Paano natin yayakapin ang mga pagbabagong kinakailangan upang mabago ang kasalukuyang lipunan?

📅 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝟏: October 13 | 2–6 PM | 3F Student Center
📅 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝟐: October 15 | 2–6 PM | 3F Student Center

Bukas ito para sa lahat ng estudyante ng UP Manila! 👭🏻
🔗 https://forms.gle/rmaEyUjP7L9XAf9B6

𝙎𝙖𝙢𝙖-𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙖 𝙩𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙤, 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙣𝙜, 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙢. ✊

02/10/2026

𝐓𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐀𝐍 | 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐔𝐏 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐲𝐚 - 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞'𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐠 "𝐈𝐠𝐩𝐚𝐰 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠: 𝐌𝐠𝐚 𝐊𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨'𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐠-𝐚𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐚 𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐚 𝐍𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫" 𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐢𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐢𝐤𝐚-𝟑𝟎 𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐲𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Ang 𝗜𝗴𝗽𝗮𝘄 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 ay isang palabas-pelikula na nagtatampok ng mga kwentong hindi lamang sumasalamin sa masalimuot na nakaraan na tinamasa ng mga Pilipino, kundi nagsisilbing mga paalala kung paano patuloy na dinaranas ng mas malawak na hanay ng masa ang mga ugat ng kahirapan, pamamasismo, at pang-aabuso ng marahas na estado sa kasalukuyan.

Ito ay sinundan ng isang talakayan kasama si Fran Reyes, ang kasalukuyang pambansang tagapagsalita ng Gabriela Youth; Jenny Papasin mula sa Altermidya; at Mrs. Edita Burgos, ang kasalukuyang presidente ng International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED) at isa sa mga nagtaguyod ng We Forum at Malaya Newspaper noong Martial Law.

Sa bawat kwento ng paglaban, malinaw ang tungkulin natin bilang mga Iskolar ng Bayan: higit pa sa pagkilala rito, kinakailangan nating magbigkis at sama-samang kumilos upang tutulan ang deka-dekadang pagpapahirap at pagpapatahimik ng pasistang estado sa masang naghahangad ng pagbabago.

Patuloy tayong aabante pasulong, hanggang sa tagumpay! ❤️‍🔥

Ang mga litratong ito ay kuha ng The Manila Collegian, ang aming opisyal na media partner para sa Igpaw Pasulong.

01/10/2026