Demonstrators in Rizal Park in Luneta and in other areas in Manila continued to swell to around 50,000 on Sunday, Sept. 21, in protest of alleged corruption in government infrastructure projects. Situation Updates 7 a.m. – More than 300 people had already gathered around Rizal Park, according to...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso said the city government is fully prepared to support residents and participants to mass protest actions in the capital on Sunday, Sept. 21, in line with the 53rd anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law. “This is our small share and initiative...
Protesters preparing to join the September 21 anti-corruption rallies in Metro Manila are advised to brace for rains and possible thunderstorms, as Typhoon Nando (international name: Ragasa) continues to enhance the southwest monsoon (habagat). In its 11 p.m. tropical cyclone bulletin issued...
Thousands of Filipinos are expected to take to the streets on Sunday, September 21, as multiple rallies unfold across Metro Manila, coinciding with the 53rd anniversary of Martial Law. Protesters are expected to march from Plaza Salamanca at 6:45 a.m. to Luneta and proceed to Mendiola at noon. The...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Police Regional Office-2 is on full alert for the martial law anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 21, in the Cagayan Valley region. Large gatherings are expected. The PRO-2 said 2,957 police personnel have been deployed to checkpoints, border control areas, and police...
BACOLOD CITY - The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region is on full alert for protests during the martial law anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 21, in the region. A total of 1,120 police personnel were deployed in Negros Occidental, this highly-urbanized city, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor. Police...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin has assured the public that the mid-term elections on May 12 will push...
Benhur Abalos (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A figment of the imagination. That's how former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary Benhur Abalos described former president...
GOVERNANCE, NOT REBELLION – A TV screen shows South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's televised briefing at a bus terminal in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president defended his martial law decree as an act...
​A Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official said Wednesday, Dec. 4, there is no reason to cancel flights bound for South Korea amid the unexpected yet very quick implementation of martial law in the country. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said there is also no reason to cancel...
Filipinos in South Korea have been advised to remain calm amid the declaration and the immediate lifting of martial law in the country. The Philippine Embassy in Seoul urged Filipinos to follow the advice coming from South Korean authorities, while the embassy will keep them posted about current...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Nov. 26, warned that the Marcos “playbook” includes suppressing and oppressing the opposition, including assassinating former senator and national hero Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. (From left) President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vice...
