COMELEC Chairman Jamie N. Ferrer attributed the student demonstrations to the rampant corruption in the political system, while Civil Service Commissioner Abelardo Subido attributed them to the lack of dialogue between the youth and their elders, calling on parents to tell their children "what we need is a change through peaceful means to achieve economic independence."
选举委员会主席杰米·费勒（Jamie N. Ferrer）将学生示威活动归因于政治体系中腐败猖獗的现象，而公务员专员阿韦拉多·苏必多（Abelardo Subido）则认为他们缺乏年轻人与长辈之间的对话，呼吁父母告诉他们的孩子“我们需要的是通过和平手段实现经济独立的改变。