Toledo City workers to hold protest rally for unpaid salaries

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/13/2018

Toledo City government employees will be holding a rally in front of their City Hall today to protest the continued non-release of their salaries due to having “two mayors.” Risa Rafols, Toledo City Tourism Officer, said regular…

Militants protest against operation of coal-fired plants in Cebu

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/06/2018

Members of cause-oriented groups under the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) brave the downpour in downtown Cebu City as they took to the streets their call to end the use of coal-fired power plants in the…

South Korea doctors protest over tougher abortion restrictions

AFP 08/29/2018

Seoul — South Korea, one of the few industrialized countries where abortion is largely illegal, has introduced tougher regulations on the procedure, prompting nearly 2,000 doctors to refuse to carry out terminations in protest. Legally, the world’s…

Employers told: Give dignity to our workers

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/27/2018

  Militant groups in Cebu have called on employers and government to give dignity to ordinary workers whom they consider as heroes of the modern time. Jaime Paglinawan, chairman of Bayan Central Visayas and Kilusang Mayo Uno…

Muslims protest plan to demolish mosque

AP 08/10/2018

BEIJING — Thousands of Muslims gathered at a mosque in northwestern China on Friday to protest its planned demolition in a rare, public pushback to the government’s efforts to rewrite how religions are practiced in the country.…

VECO: ‘Business as usual amid union protest’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/31/2018

The Visayan Electric Company (VECO) assured the public that its services will not be affected despite an ongoing labor dispute between its employees and the company. The dispute came after a disagreement on the proposed salary increase…

Groups question labor-only contracting practices

Futch A. Inso 07/19/2018

  Cebu labor groups held a protest against labor-only contracting practices in some companies on Thursday morning (July 19). Jaime Paglinawan, coordinator of Alyansa sa mga Mamumuo sa Sugbo -Kilusang Mayo Uno (AMA-KMU), more than a thousand…

Brits protest Trump on his visit to UK

AP 07/14/2018

LONDON — Thousands crammed the streets of central London on Friday to vent their anger over Donald Trump’s first official visit to Britain, blowing horns, waving banners and hoisting a bright orange effigy of the U.S. president…

Groups hold protest over ‘tambay’ crackdown

Inquirer.net 06/28/2018

Different groups protested in front of the Philippine National Police headquarters, smearing the gates of Camp Crame in Quezon City with pig’s blood after the police chief vowed to continue its anti-crime operations. In a joint statement…

Groups to mark Independence Day with protest march

CNU Interns, Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/11/2018

WHILE the Cebu City government will celebrate the country’s 120th Independence Day with a flag-raising ceremony and a short program, militant groups will also hold a protest rally with a march from Fuente Circle to Colon Street.…

Gordon urges gov’t to protest harassment of PH fishermen

Inquirer.net 06/10/2018

Senator Richard Gordon on Sunday condemned China’s harassment of Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea, saying this behavior is making it difficult for the Philippines to be friends with Beijing. Gordon prodded the Duterte administration to…

Bets given until May 25 to file poll protest

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/22/2018

CANDIDATES who wish to contest the results of the May 14 elections only have until Friday, May 25, to lodge an election protest. Commission on Election (Comelec-7) Regional Director Veronico Petalcorin reminded parties that they can only…

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