Gabriela, Bagong Sigla, Tinig ng Bayan, Lakbay Katarungan, Makabayan Bloc, even Anakbayan Asan na kayo now?

Have you noticed how the rallies at Malacañang have gone quiet? Groups like Gabriela Bagong Sigla, Tinig ng Bayan, Lakbay Katarungan, Makabayan Bloc, even Anakbayan—once so loud against corruption—are now silent.

I asked myself why. Then I learned from a source that millions of pesos were handed out just to keep them still. Imagine that—the very voices we trusted to speak for the people are now muted by money. Painful, isn’t it? Because if they’ve already been bought, who’s left to fight for us?