The People’s Accountability Assembly was launched on February 14 inside Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU) to strengthen the call for transparency and accountability amid intensifying corruption in the country.

The gathering was led by the Stand in Opposition to Plunder (STOP) Corruption Alliance, together with APILA ADDU, and joined by groups and individuals from peasant, youth, urban poor, and religious sectors. Participants shared how corruption affects their sectors, citing livelihood displacement, worsening poverty, and limited access to basic services because of failed and ghost projects.

The alliance emphasized that to this day, no official has been held accountable for irregularities in the flood control project since the issue erupted in August 2025, despite public outrage and widespread protests. The alliance underscored the need for stronger collective action to ensure accountability for these anomalies.

The assembly also opened discussions on the proposed Transition Council for Accountability and Reform—a temporary civilian mechanism to be formed should top officials be unseated.

The gathering also announced plans for protest actions on February 25, not only to mark the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution but also to continue the fight against plunder and for genuine change.

The People’s Accountability Assembly is part of the ongoing broad anti-corruption movement in the Philippines that erupted in 2025.