Diliman Commune

Diliman Commune
Part of Student activism in the Philippines (1965–1972)
Date	February 1–9, 1971
Location	University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines 14.6549°N 121.0645°E / 14.6549; 121.0645
Caused by	Increase in fuel prices Jeepney drivers' strike Police and military operations inside the campus
Goals	Support for striking transport workers Rollback of fuel-price increases Withdrawal of police and military forces Protection of university autonomy and academic freedom
Methods	Class boycott Barricades Demonstrations Occupation of university facilities Radio broadcasts and publications
Result	Police and constabulary forces withdrew from the campus Barricades voluntarily dismantled on February 9 Classes resumed
Parties
Protesting UP students, faculty members and campus residents Kabataang Makabayan Samahang Demokratiko ng Kabataan UP Diliman Student Council Quezon City Police Department Philippine Constabulary Metropolitan Command
Casualties and losses
Pastor "Sonny" Mesina Jr. killed Several protesters injured Numerous arrests At least five campus security guards injured

The Diliman Commune was a nine-day protest and occupation at the University of the Philippines Diliman (UP Diliman) campus in Quezon City from February 1 to 9, 1971. Students, faculty members and campus residents erected barricades and resisted attempts by police and constabulary forces to enter or clear the campus.

The first barricades were erected in support of striking jeepney drivers who opposed a three-centavo increase in fuel prices. The focus of the protest shifted toward university autonomy and academic freedom after mathematics professor Inocente Campos shot student Pastor "Sonny" Mesina Jr. and police and military forces entered the campus. During the occupation, protesters exercised effective control over much of the campus, operated the university radio station DZUP, used the UP Press and published a newspaper called Bandilang Pula.

The participants called themselves "Communards" and associated the occupation with the Paris Commune of 1871. The campus was referred to as the Malayang Komunidad ng UP Diliman ("Free Community of UP Diliman").