CEBU CITY, Philippines — It was supposed to be food on the table that Richard Sumampong would bring home after every daily run, but with rising fuel prices, it now goes straight to gasoline. “Ang ginansya kay…
A transport strike involving hundreds of public utility drivers is set on Thursday, March 19, and Friday, March 20, as Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON)-Cebu cited rising fuel prices and insufficient fare…
Protesters from the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston) Cebu on Wednesday urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to exercise its authority to regulate oil prices amid continued increases tied to global market…
TACLOBAN CITY — Farmers in MacArthur town, Leyte, are pleading with President Bongbong Marcos Jr. to stop the iron sand mining in their communities, saying that the proposed project threatens not only their livelihoods and food security…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has denied the election protest filed by former Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes in connection with the 2025 mayoral elections, prompting him to announce plans to file a…
Mike Defensor posted on Facebook claiming that a police block on their motorcade was “martial law in Cebu.” | Screengrabbed from Mike Defensor’s Facebook video CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former congressman Mike Defensor on Thursday, January 29,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Even as Cebu projects calm streets and heightened security for the ongoing ASEAN meetings, former congressman Mike Defensor said protest actions were being planned to coincide with the international gathering to draw attention…
PARIS — Limited internet access briefly returned in Iran before dropping again, a monitor said Sunday, 10 days into a communications blackout that rights groups said aimed to mask a protest crackdown that killed thousands. Iran’s president…
PARIS, France — A violent crackdown on a wave of protests in Iran has killed at least 648 people, a rights group said on Monday, as Iranian authorities sought to regain control of the streets with mass…
MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands of people marched in Minneapolis Saturday to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer there and the shooting of two protesters in Portland, Oregon, as Minnesota leaders urged demonstrators to remain…
TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL, Philippines — An estimated 4,000 people joined the mass action organized by the Bohol Initiatives for Good Governance (BIGG) under the banner Lihok Bol-anon Batok sa Korapsyon. The rally coincided with the 53rd anniversary…
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — “Walang lechon baka dito pero merong kunsensya (We don’t have roasted cow here but we have our conscience),” Kunsensya Davao convener Mags Maglana described in the local dialect their Citizens Rage Against Corruption…
