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…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Dozens of protesters, mostly students and the youth, took to the streets here on Sunday, September 21, as they joined the National Protest Day. The group assembled at Fuente Osmeña Circle in uptown…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu staged a protest rally on Monday morning, September 15, to voice out their grievances over corruption, as well as pressing…
MANILA, Philippines – Various groups are set to stage protest actions against corruption amidst the investigation of the alleged anomalous flood control projects from September 15 to 21. READ: Piston to hold nationwide transport strike on Sept.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Labor groups and workers staged a protest outside the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) regional office in Cebu City on Monday morning, June 9. They denounced what they described as “union busting”…
For one day, workers ruled the world’s biggest streets. Thousands strong marched Wednesday to mark May Day, the first day of the month when workers’ rights are celebrated in demonstrations around the globe. From Seoul to Paris,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Around 700 individuals from various progressive groups in Cebu City protested the Charter Change (Cha-Cha) initiative on Friday, February 23, 2024. The groups, calling their coalition as “Cebu Citizens’ Agenda Against Cha-Cha,” began with…
