25/09/2025
LOOK | R4E-PUP Main Convenor JP Azusano’s Speech in front of the House of Representatives during the SUCs and CHED Budget Deliberation Mobilization
Today, Iskolars ng Bayan and teachers from PUP, UP, and other universities stormed the House of Representatives to demand higher state subsidy for SUCs and the education sector as a whole.
In his speech, R4E-PUP Main Convenor JP Azusano exposed the looming budget deficit that will further cripple PUP for fiscal year 2026—an attack that will burden students, teachers, and workers alike. He also condemned the recent illegal arrest of PUP student Gio Caballes during the September 21 protest, stressing that the Marcos Jr.’s regime always finds billions for fascism and corruption, while starving education of the bare minimum it needs.
Azusano ended with a call to action: for all Iskolars ng Bayan to take to the streets, fight back, and claim the higher, sufficient budget that PUP and the youth rightfully deserve.