Bayan Central Visayas: ‘Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte must step down now’

Ian Peter Guanzon 11/21/2025

The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) Central Visayas chapter has called for the immediate resignation of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte, demanding the formation of a National Transition Council to govern the country.…

Cebu Sona protests to be held, real ‘state of nation’ to be revealed

Frances Noquilla 07/25/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Marcos singilin, Duterte panagutin!”  This is the rallying cry of various sectoral groups in Cebu and Central Visayas as they demand accountability from the country’s top leaders for economic mismanagement, corruption, and broken…

BAYAN slams Marcos admin: ‘Sinking in failures, not just floods’

Frances Noquilla 07/24/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the nation battles rising floodwaters, critics say the real deluge lies in the Marcos administration’s failures—sinking the country not just in floods, but in corruption and misplaced priorities. Jaime Paglinawan, chairperson of…

‘People’s Sona’ crowd estimate at 10,000 so far — Bayan

Zacarian Sarao 07/24/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Protest against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s State of the Nation address (Sona) drew at least 10,000 people in Metro Manila, said Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) on Monday. Bayan secretary-general Mong Palatino told INQUIRER.net that the total…

Cebu solon: Selecting ‘quality fund managers’ key to Maharlika’s success; militant group wants it junked

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A lawmaker from Cebu said that having ‘quality fund managers’ for the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) would help it become an effective vehicle for investment. But militant groups here continue their calls…

Police monitor 50 rallyists in Cebu City protesting poll results

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 05/13/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Progressive groups staged a protest rally in Cebu City today, May 13, questioning again the unofficial election tally results wherein the Marcos-Duterte tandem had been leading the count. Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Parilla,…

With new round of oil price hike, Bayan says suspending oil taxes is just, humane

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 03/29/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The right thing to do with the recent round of oil price increases is to suspend oil taxes, like value added tax (VAT) and the excise tax, activist group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) said…

Police arrest protesters in Cebu City for violating GCQ guidelines

Alven Marie Timtim 06/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police here said they arrested members of cause-oriented groups who staged a protest in front the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu campus on Friday morning, June 5, 2020, for violating guidelines on…

ABS-CBN shutdown is ‘anti-labor’ — Labor group

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Progressive groups in Cebu has tagged the cease-and-desist order against media giant ABS-CBN as an attack to both press freedom and the labor sector and misdirected efforts amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a…

CCPO cops on red alert for SONA; militant groups to hold protest rally

Alvin Marie A. Timtim 07/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With President Rodrigo Duterte delivering his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Congress on Monday, the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) will also be on red alert. Aside from that, militant…

Cause-oriented groups file complaints against PRO-7 officials for playing loud music during EDSA day protest

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/15/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cause oriented groups including BAYAN Central Visayas have filed five complaints against Chief Superintendent Debold Sinas and other officials of the Police Regional Office in Central Office (PRO-7) at the Office of…

Loud music was not meant to disrupt rally, says Sinas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO – 7) denied allegations that it attempted to drown the speeches of militants who staged a rally in front of its headquarters last Monday, February 25,…

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