A Filipino-Chinese allegedly financed a violent group that clashed with police and caused widespread property damage during the Sept. 21 anti-corruption rally in Manila, according to Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso. In a press interview on Monday, Sept. 22, Domagoso revealed that initial...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the prayer and indignation rally held at the EDSA Shrine and People Power Monument on Sunday, Sept. 21, ended peacefully and without any untoward incidents. Police Col. Randy Glenn Silvio, QCPD acting district director, said more than 1,000 personnel...
A flag from a popular anime stood out from the sea of placards and Philippine flags during the anti-corruption demonstrations in various parts of Manila on Sunday, Sept. 21. The same flag, bearing the image of a skull wearing a yellow and red-colored straw hat from the manga and anime "One Piece"...
The Manila Police District (MPD) announced that a group of so-called “hip-hop gangsters,” allegedly influenced by a rapper, were among those arrested during the Sept. 21 protest action in Manila. While the main program in Luneta pushed through peacefully, disturbances later spread to Ayala...
Meralco 's power generation arm, Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), is looking to expand into Malaysia, citing the country’s rising demand for power, particularly from the growing data center industry. MGen President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Rubio stated in a media roundtable that...
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso vowed to go after the unruly and violent rioters who destroyed government properties and hurt policemen during the conduct of anti-corruption rallies in parts of Manila on Sunday, Sept. 21. During his inspection in Mendiola, Manila on Sunday,...
Around 10 police officers from Region 3 or Central Luzon were injured by protesters in Manila on Sunday. Around 500 Police Regional Office-3 policemen were deployed to assist in maintaining peace and order in Mendiola. The protest started peacefully but escalated when some rallyists engaged in...
The Manila Police District (MPD) announced that 113 protesters were nabbed after engaging in violent acts against deployed police officers during the conduct of anti-corruption protests in different parts of Manila on Sunday, Sept, 21. In his report to Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno"...
A motel was vandalized by several masked rallyists along Recto Avenue in Manila as anti-corruption protests continued in parts of the city on Sunday, Sept. 21. According to authorities, the protesters threw rocks and debris at the glass windows and doors of the motel. Four men allegedly entered the...
After some young protesters tried to provoke a riot with police, leaving large stones, broken bottles, and plastic debris on Ayala Bridge, personnel from the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) and the Department of Public Services (DPS) began flushing operations to clean...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso directed the Manila Police District (MPD) to strictly enforce curfew hours for minors in the nation’s capital following a slew of violence that erupted in parts of the city during the conduct of anti-corruption rallies on Sunday, Sept. 21....
Several protesters clashed with riot police officers of the Manila Police District (MPD) near the Mendiola Peace Arch in Mendiola, Manila, as they tried to breach the police barricade going to Malacañang Palace on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 21. After an intense scuffle on Ayala Bridge earlier,...
