They vowed to resist tyranny, frustrate the government’s move to amend the Constitution and the installation of another dictator through what they described as “pseudo-federalism.”
Groups commemorate 32nd year of Edsa People Power
Category: Slideshow
Progressives protest Trump visit, Asean summit 2017
The series of protests dubbed “Ban Trump” are captured in pictures.
Photo slideshow: From Mendiola to Luneta, the deafening call: Never again!
In Manila, some 30,000 people gathered on Sept. 21 in a protest spearheaded by the Movement Against Related stories: Big, broad #LunetaRally delivers a resounding ‘Never again to Martial Law’ http://bit.ly/2xVQ6c3 In Mendiola, progressives vow to thwart Duterte’s attempts to return to dictatorship http://bit.ly/2fFvFpc In Davao, other cities, thousands rage against ‘tyranny’ http://bit.ly/2hmQnhb Follow us:…
Photo slideshow: People’s SONA 2017
Various groups expressed their frustration with the government as President Duterte held his second State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 24. Read also: People’s SONA 2017 | Thousands of protesters show discontent as they face Duterte People’s SONA 2017 | Progressive groups bring back effigy – but it’s not just Duterte’s Mindanao workers…
PH Independence day | Groups call to stop killings, resume peace talks
On Independence Day, June 12, various sectors held joined the day-long protest, starting in the morning from the Chinese consulate in Makati City, and proceeding to the US Embassy in Manila, with calls for national sovereignty and against foreign intervention. The groups particularly assailed the presence and “meddling” by US troops in the conflict in…
100,000 working class push for wage hike, job security, free housing
Labor Day became the venue for a show of force of workers and the urban poor, with 35,000 demonstrators gathered in Liwasang Bonifacio, and 80,000 more in the regions.
Stop human rights violations, groups say
Some 5,000 progressives marched on Dec. 10, the 68th commemoration of International Human Rights Day, to denounce human rights violations, which they say continued and worsened under the six-month-old Duterte administration.
Thousands brave the rain to protest the restoration of Marcoses
Despite the rain, more than 20,000 gather at the Rizal (formerly Luneta) Park in Manila to condemn the rehabilitation of the family of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
Outside Manila, protesters denounce hero’s burial for Marcos
In various cities throughout the country, ordinary citizens join protest actions against the hasty burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
Festive, militant march greets Duterte’s first SONA
Some 40,000 activists from Metro Manila, Southern Tagalog, Central Luzon and as far as Mindanao marched along Commonwealth Avenue, June 25 to bring their demands to President Rodrigo Duterte.
On Duterte’s inauguration, progressives demand genuine change
Progressive groups from different regions marched to Mendiola to present their demands to President Rodrigo Duterte, today, June 30. They called for the resumption of peace talks to finally put an to the problems plaguing the Filipino people.