A few days before the rally on January 26, Manuel F. Martinez, former Dawn (the weekly student newspaper of the University of the East) editor commented: Now is the time for all trouble makers to come to the aid of the country.
1月26日集会前几天，《黎明报》（东方大学学生周报）前编辑曼纽尔·马丁内斯（Manuel F. Martinez）评论道：   现在是所有麻烦制造者来援助该国的时候了。