Diliman Commune

Diliman commune
Date	February 1–9, 1971
Location	University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines; 14°39′17.50″N 121°3′52.09″E / 14.6548611°N 121.0644694°ECoordinates: 14°39′17.50″N 121°3′52.09″E / 14.6548611°N 121.0644694°E
Caused by	Gasoline price increases
Goals	Reverse the price increase and stop the military intrusion in UP Diliman
Methods	Protests, demonstrations, occupation
Resulted in	Arrest of students and protesters, destruction of UP Diliman properties, death of Pastor Mesina and declaration of Martial Law in 1972.
Parties to the civil conflict
Diliman Commune Kabataang Makabayan; Protesting Students; Faculty Members; UP Diliman Residents; Transport Workers; Samahang Demokratiko ng Kabataan (SDK); UP Diliman University Student Council; The Philippine Collegian;	Marcos Government Armed Forces of the Philippines; Philippine Constabulary;
Lead figures
Salvador P. Lopez; Francisco Nemenzo; Abraham Sarmiento; Ericson Baculinao; Pastor Mesina;	Ferdinand Marcos; Juan Ponce Enrile; Manuel Yan; Fidel Ramos; Fabian Ver;
Number
unknown	unknown
Casualties
1 student

The Diliman commune was an uprising led by the students, faculty members and residents of the University of the Philippines Diliman, together with transport workers, on February 1–9, 1971, in protest of the three centavo increase in oil prices during the Marcos administration.

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