Students Commemorate 50th Anniversary Of Diliman Commune Barricade Against Military

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - FEBRUARY 01: A barricade made of chairs and bamboos painted red were erected inside the University of the Philippines campus tp mark the 50th anniversary of the DIliman Commune, on February 1, 2021 in Manila, Philippines. Inspired by the Paris Commune of 1871, the Diliman Commune was an uprising led by students and faculty members of the University of the Philippines in February 19, 1971 after military personnel tried to break into the state university to arrest protesting jeepney drivers because of a hike in the price of oil. The uprising lasted nine days after the students barricaded the entrances to and and was widely supported by the public living around the campus. A year after, former dictator president Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law. According to the organizers, the artwork barricade presently built inside the UP campus entrance symbolizes the academic communitys unwavering vigilance against tyranny, as president Dutertes administration continue to suppress and quell dissent and criticism against his administration.(Photo by Jes Aznar/Getty Images)