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Karen De Guzman

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<p>MANILA — Youth groups staged a protest in front of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Headquarters in Camp Crame on Monday to denounce the issuance of subpoenas to student leaders allegedly involved in the violence during the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/21/thousands-join-trillion-peso-march-at-edsa-to-protest-corruption-1609">Trillion Peso March protest</a> on September 21.</p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Among those summoned by the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) is Tiffany Brillante, president of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) Sentral na Konseho ng Mag-aaral.</p><p>Brillante received the subpoena on October 22, directing her to appear before investigators at Camp Crame in Quezon City today.</p><p>“Mariin nating kinokondena ‘yung ganitong atake laban sa mga kabataan ng mga kapulisan, dahil imbes na mga korap at tiwali sa gobyerno at mga kontraktor na kasabwat nila ang inaaresto, ang inaatake nila at ang iniintimida nila ‘yung mga kabataang tulad natin,” Brillante said during the protest.</p><p>Brillante strongly denied any involvement in the alleged violent incidents, insisting that her presence at the Trillion Peso March rally was solely in her capacity as a student leader.</p><p>“Mariin natin itinatanggi ang pagpa-participate sa anumang imbestigasyon, dahil malinaw na itong ginagawa nilang ito ay isang political retaliation at paglabag sa demokratikong karapatan natin na mag-protesta laban sa korapsyon,” she added.</p><p>Brillante said she opted not to attend the scheduled questioning and instead sent a formal response letter to the PNP-CIDG.</p><p>In a show of defiance, the youth groups burned a copy of the subpoena in front of the PNP gates —calling the act a symbol of their protest against what they claim is political repression and intimidation of young activists.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;text-align:center"><iframe id="twitter-widget-2" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:316px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1982737534905139355&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-10-27T04%3A28%3A18.821843%3A27a0d9ef-779c-4376-a8c5-9c430490bfb0%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=b3a8240a026e7845254b521634006b1ae2004a9b&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1982737534905139355"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Aside from Brillante, the PNP-CIDG also<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/6/4-alleged-protest-leaders-subpoenaed-over-sept-21-chaos-in-manila-1523"> issued subpoenas</a> to Jacob Baluyot, national chairperson of Anakbayan Kabataan para sa Masa (AKM); Joaquin Buenaflor, chairperson of the University of the Philippines Diliman University Student Council; and Aldrin Kitsune from De La Salle College of Saint Benilde.</p><p>As of posting, the PNP has yet to issue an official statement regarding the students’ claims and the ongoing investigation.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/21/manila-police-72-arrested-due-to-violent-acts-during-sept-21-protests-2230">Manila Police: 72 arrested due to violent acts during Sept. 21 protests</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/btpX-v-3-aQ?si=CNrjReTrT0mWCzED" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>Youth groups staged a protest in front of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Headquarters in Camp Crame on Monday to denounce the issuance of subpoenas to student leaders allegedly involved in the violence during the Trillion Peso March protest on September 21.</p>

Youth groups staged a protest in front of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Headquarters in Camp Crame on Monday to denounce the issuance of subpoenas to student leaders allegedly involved in the violence during the Trillion Peso March protest on September 21.

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Youth groups slam subpoenas issued to student leaders over Sept. 21 protest

Karen De Guzman,

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Published Oct 27, 2025 06:16 PM PHT

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