Members of the Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (SPARK) on Thursday, Feb. 26, gathered at Mandaluyong City Police Station to denounce the alleged unjust arrest of two activists during the People Power anniversary protests in EDSA Ortigas on Feb. 25. The group called for the immediate release of...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has placed its troops on red alert ahead of the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Wednesday, Feb. 25. AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Padilla said the military will augment police personnel in ensuring the peaceful...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Nicolas Torre III, and the organizers of the “Trillion Peso March Part III” conducted a joint walkthrough on Friday, Feb. 20, at the People Power Monument in Quezon City. Among those present during the coordination activity were...
The “Trillion Peso March Part 3” is set to take place on Feb. 25 along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) as part of the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution. Organizers said on Wednesday, Feb 11, the mass mobilization will bring together civil society...
CEBU CITY – Thousands showed up for the anti-corruption rally here on Sunday, Nov. 30. The prayer rally was held peacefully with zero reported incidents during the event. “We had zero incidents. No untoward incident, not even a single case of theft and eight focus crimes happened within the...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 said that the Trillion Peso March 2.0 on Sunday, Nov. 30, in the Caraga region was generally peaceful. Two rallies were conducted. One was held in Surigao City, at the Saint Paul University Surigao, secured by 200 lawmen...
Malacañang has expressed satisfaction over the largely peaceful rallies in the country, reiterating the administration’s commitment to uphold the citizen 's right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez made the...
BACOLOD CITY – Police declared that the “Trillion Peso March 2.0” protest in Negros Island on Sunday, Nov. 30, was generally peaceful. Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR), said that all rallyists peacefully dispersed late...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said a total of 48 individuals received medical assistance during the “Trillion Peso March for Truth and Accountability” held on Sunday, November 30, at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila and the EDSA Shrine in Quezon City. In its latest update as of 4 p.m., the PRC...
BACOLOD CITY – An estimated 1,300 people from Negros Occidental, including this highly-urbanized city, gathered here on Sunday, Nov. 30, for the nationwide protest against corruption that coincided with Bonifacio Day. Clad in white, students, priests, private individuals, and various stakeholders...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 said the Trillion Peso March 2.0 on Sunday, Nov. 30, in Eastern Visayas was generally peaceful. The Diocese of Calbayog in Calbayog City, Samar province held a peaceful rally called "A Trillion Peso Peaceful Rally March Toward Healing our Land" at...
Progressive groups marching against corruption were halted in Recto Avenue, Manila, on Bonifacio Day, Nov. 30, preventing them from reaching Mendiola, which was supposed to be the final stop of their protest from Luneta. Groups such as BAYAN, which had marched from Luneta, were unable to proceed to...
