Filipinos and solidarity allies gathered outside the Philippine Embassy for the Filipino People’s State of the Nation Address (SONA)—a bold counter to the official narrative delivered annually by the Marcos-Duterte regime.
Organized by ALPAS Pilipinas, Gabriela Germany, Migrante Germany, Bayan-EU, and RESBAK Germany, with support from BPSO (Berlin Philippines Solidarity Organisation) and ICHRP (International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines) Germany, the protest was one of over 30 actions worldwide exposing the truth behind the glossy government address.
Speakers condemned the Marcos regime’s neglect of national crises, its deepening foreign dependency, and continued repression. ALPAS slammed Marcos’ recent U.S. visit amid deadly monsoon rains and flash floods in the Philippines. “While the Filipino people were literally drowning, Marcos was breaking bread with the likes of Donald Trump and selling off […] our sovereignty,” said ALPAS Pilipinas. They noted how Marcos has been accommodating foreign military interests, and how Germany, too, is complicit through the signing of a recent Germany-Philippines defense agreement.
Gabriela and Migrante spotlighted worsening conditions for women and migrant workers, linking mass migration to poverty and systemic injustice. Gabriela renewed its urgent call for a national minimum wage of ₱1,200/day, saying it’s a step toward “economic justice and dignity for every Filipino worker.” Migrante added that “Filipinos face backbreaking workloads, racism, and discrimination abroad, and this is the direct result of poverty and joblessness at home. Migration is a right, but it should never be forced by desperation.”
RESBAK and solidarity allies decried human rights abuses and the expansion of U.S.-led military influence in the region. BAYAN-EU exposed elite impunity, denouncing dynastic rule, corruption, and militarized governance. “He upholds the very machinery Duterte built—one that silences the people while protecting dynasties and plunderers.”
As Marcos enters his his fourth year in power, Berlin’s People’s SONA echoed a growing global call: Marcos Singilin, Duterte Panagutin!
