Student Christian Movement of the Philippines
Carlos Tayag was a student from UP Diliman and was instrumental in organizing the Christians for National Liberation (CNL) and Kalipunan ng Kristiyanong Kabataan sa Pilipinas (KKKP), but became a desaparecido on August 17, 1976, suspected to be abducted by military agents.
Neri Colmenares from Negros and also an officer of the Student Catholic Action of the Philippines (SCAP) was arrested in 1983 and became one the youngest political prisoners during the Marcos dictatorship.
Eventually, these talks culminated in the formation of Anak ng Bayan Youth Party on June 19, 2001, coinciding with the birthday of José Rizal.
[13] Additionally, SCMP urged Pope Francis to make 'surprise visits' to urban poor communities in Metro Manila and in the "tent city" of typhoon Yolanda survivors in order to be more familiar with the concrete conditions of the marginalized in the country.
[15] In 2016, SCMP and WSCF released a statement condemning the killings of Lumads in Mindanao, holding accountable the government under Benigno Aquino III.
The West Visayas State University chapter of SCMP denounced the AFP as trampling on freedom of expression, "silencing voices of truth".
Kenji Muramatsu, SCMP Western Visayas State University spokesperson, asked "What is wrong with helping victims of human rights abuses call for justice for their slain loved ones?
"[20] On October that year, the UP Visayas chapter of SCMP denounced the red-tagging of posters scattered at their campus that tagged mass organizations in the said university.
[23] SCMP slammed President Duterte on Independence Day 2021 as a "puppet" enforcing neoliberal policies such as economic Charter Change, CREATE Law, and jeepney phaseout.
After the announcement that he will be the Agriculture Secretary, SCMP said that Marcos is just trying to appease the biggest sector of the country and challenges him towards genuine land reform, subsidy for farmers, and end of militarization in the countryside.
[32] On June 30, date of Marcos, Jr.'s inauguration, SCMP successfully forwarded a resolution to the 37th WSCF General Assembly in Berlin, Germany, entitled "Denounce Rodrigo Duterte for His Crimes Against Humanity and Resist the Newly-Installed Marcos-Duterte Regime".
[35] They also denounced Marcos, Jr. for prioritizing the reinstitution of mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) among colleges in the Philippines as was said in his 2022 State of the Nation Address (SONA), saying that it will teach students blind obedience and make them vulnerable to abuses.
They said, "Marcos is a coward for not having the conviction to hold former President [Rodrigo] Duterte accountable for the bloody and useless war on drugs and counter-insurgency policies”.
The group issued a reminder that it was Remulla who baselessly red-tagged the attendees of the rally of former Presidential candidate and Vice President Leni Robredo as sent and trained by the National Democratic Front.
[40] The Movement joined the mobilization in front of Supreme Court on August 10, 2022, supporting loved ones and colleagues of activists as they urged the issuance of writ of amparo.
The activists, Loi Magbanua, Ador Juat, Elgene Mungcal, and Cha Pampoza, have been believed to be abducted by government forces and being held in a military camp.
[41] On September 5, 2022, the Movement joined in a fellowship hosted by the United Church of Christ in the Philippines hoping for the safe repatriation of Mary Jane Veloso.
In a statement, the group said, "Any inaction and unwillingness to bring back Mary Jane Veloso home safely would reflect how this administration is set to treat the more than two million OFWs abroad.
The Student Christian Movement of the Philippines is affiliated with the following federation and associations: As with other SCMs around the world, alumni are called "senior friends."
