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Eon Sanchez

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1785040776247HOIEyxCbIAApCSk.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Members of the August Twenty-One Movement (ATOM) and allied groups holds a “ROAR! Against Corruption (Lakad para sa LABAN)” along Ayala Avenue in Makati City on Sunday during the city’s car-free Sunday program, Sunday, July 26, 2026. <em>Eon Sanchez, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span>MANILA — Members of the August Twenty-One Movement (ATOM) and allied groups staged an anti-corruption march along Ayala Avenue in Makati City on Sunday morning, calling for accountability over alleged corruption in government and criticizing some senator-judges involved in the impeachment trial.</div><p>Dubbed “ROAR! Against Corruption (Lakad para sa LABAN),” the activity coincided with Ayala Avenue’s car-free Sunday program.</p><p>The march started around 8 a.m. and ended with a short program at the Ninoy Aquino statue.</p><p>Among those who joined the activity were Francis “Kiko” Aquino-Dee, representatives of Liberal Youth, and members of cycling groups Siklista Pilipino and Kalye Serye.</p><div><br/></div><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-1" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:560px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2081231914560884909&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%3A2026-07-26T00%3A02%3A29.718189%3Aa41f446b-807a-4323-a1dd-5673a65d3acc%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=0be45a518b328eb99f72a3668c4fc8533722ead3&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="2081231914560884909"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>During the program, ATOM president Volt Bohol criticized what he described as the government’s failure to hold corrupt officials accountable.</p><p>He also accused Sens. Robin Padilla and Alan Peter and Pia Cayetano of showing bias toward the defense panel in the impeachment trial.</p><p>Aquino-Dee, meanwhile, criticized comparisons made by some government officials and senator-judges involving President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., national hero Jose Rizal, and the late democracy icons Ninoy and Corazon Aquino.</p><p>Liberal Youth representative Gabby Gana urged the public to remember Ninoy Aquino’s legacy and continue the call to “LABAN.”</p><p>The program concluded with participants singing Bayan Ko while raising their right hands in an “L” sign, symbolizing “LABAN.”</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/28/atom-tindig-pilipinas-renew-calls-for-accountability-push-senate-to-proceed-with-impeachment-trial-1148">Groups renew calls for accountability and for impeachment trial to proceed</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/M6fwahQ9FBI?si=MYJpRuAeAXza3mVL" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>Members of the August Twenty-One Movement (ATOM) and allied groups staged an anti-corruption march along Ayala Avenue in Makati City on Sunday morning, calling for accountability over alleged corruption in government and criticizing some senator-judges involved in the impeachment trial.</p>

Members of the August Twenty-One Movement (ATOM) and allied groups staged an anti-corruption march along Ayala Avenue in Makati City on Sunday morning, calling for accountability over alleged corruption in government and criticizing some senator-judges involved in the impeachment trial.

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ATOM holds anti-corruption march along Ayala Avenue

Eon Sanchez,

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Published July 26, 2026 01:47 PM PHT

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