UP protesters safe, others warned

Dexter Cabalza, Jeanette I. Andrade, JHESSET O. ENANO 07/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Only protesters on the University of the Philippines (UP) campus at Diliman will be safe from arrest as President Rodrigo Duterte addresses a joint session of Congress on Monday, July 27, 2020. As long…

Labella sad over protest arrests, urges public to stay calm

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella urged the public to stay calm after the heated encounter of the police and cause-oriented groups during a protest outside the University of the Philippines-Cebu in Barangay Lahug…

Arrested 7 protesters and 1 bystander’s case forwarded to prosecutor’s office

Alven Marie Timtim and Morexette Marie Erram 06/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The case of the seven protesters and one bystander who were arrested in the University of the Philippines Cebu on Friday, June 5, 2020, were already forwarded to the City Prosecutor’s office. In…

Police ready charges against 7 arrested protesters

Alven Marie A. Timtim 06/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The seven arrested persons, who were among the groups of cause-oriented  protesters holding a rally against the Anti-Terror Bill outside the University of Cebu Campus on Friday morning, June 5, 2020, violated several…

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…

Trump threatens military force against protesters nationwide

06/02/2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wielding extraordinary federal authority, President Donald Trump threatened the nation’s governors on Monday that he would deploy the military to states if they did not stamp out violent protests over police brutality that have…

Fans at Rockets opener show support for Hong Kong protesters

10/25/2019

HOUSTON — A group of 30 fans at the Houston Rockets’ season opener against Milwaukee held signs and wore shirts in support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong on Thursday night (Friday morning, October 25, 2019, Philippine…

Hong Kong descends into chaos again as protesters defy ban

10/21/2019

HONG KONG – Hong Kong streets descended into chaotic scenes following an unauthorized pro-democracy rally Sunday, as protesters set up roadblocks and torched businesses, and police responded with tear gas and a water cannon. Protesters tossed firebombs…

As NBA-China tweet rift continues, James enters spotlight

10/16/2019

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James has stepped into the spotlight of the now-strained relationship between the NBA and China with his comments about the league executive who started the ongoing fallout with what James derided…

Thousands of protesters in Haiti loot stores, battle police

10/12/2019

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti  — Thousands of protesters clashed with police as they looted stores and tried to break through a barricade leading toward the residence of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse Friday in one of the biggest demonstrations in…

Violence flares after Hong Kong protesters defy police ban

Associated Press 09/16/2019

HONG KONG — Police fired chemical-laced blue water and tear gas at protesters who lobbed Molotov cocktails outside the Hong Kong government office complex Sunday, as violence flared anew after thousands of pro-democracy supporters marched through downtown…

Images: Rains not stopping protesters on Labor Day

Rosalie Abatayo, Tonee Despojo 05/01/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—Protesters braved the early morning downpour here for their program on Labor Day on Wednesday, May 1, 2019.  Members of progressive groups like Alyansa ng Manggagawa (Ama)- Sugbu, Kilusang Mayo Uno, Alsa Kontraktwal, Piston, Karapatan,…

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