SpeechSandro’s five-minute prerecorded speech was played during the forum, which prompted some of the participants to change their display names to “Never Again” and “#MarcosMagnanakaw” as a form of protest. ‘Shocked’In an interview with reporters in Laoag City when he filed his COC on Thursday, Sandro said those who protested during the CHEd forum had the right to free speech. Sandro said only 20 students, or around 2 percent of the 1,000 participants, joined the protest, citing the figures from the organizers of the event. He said he was shocked to learn about the incident only in the news because he did not personally attend the online forum. Last month, some Cordillera students also staged an online protest against the CHEd for facilitating a two-day webinar that led to “an outright Red-tagging” of youth groups.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 07, 2021 21:00 UTC