Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday, May 11, to maintain law and order while exercising maximum tolerance amid threats of election-related protest actions. In an ABS-CBN report, students and...
The daughter of Kiko Pangilinan and Sharon Cuneta, Kakie Pangilinan, is not happy with the result of the recently concluded election. She joined several other protesters that gathered at the Palacio Del Gobernador in Intramuros, Manila, Tuesday, May 10. Kakie was interviewed while there. A video of...
Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal, the legal counsel of Vice President Leni Robredo, debunked a claim by presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. that he was cheated in the 2016 vice presidential race. Former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Leni Robredo (FILE...
PARIS, France – Tens of thousands of people protested across France Saturday to call for more attention to the climate crisis in the runup to presidential polls next month. FRED SCHEIBER / AFP "Look up," read one message in giant orange letters demonstrators held up in Paris, urging...
FLORENCE, Italy – Thousands of people gathered in the Italian city of Florence on Saturday to show their support for Ukraine following Russia's invasion, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appearing via videolink. A giant screen displays an image of Ukraine's President Volodymyr...
NEW YORK, United States – Thousands of people gathered Saturday in Times Square in New York in support of Ukraine, demanding the United States, NATO or the European Union intervene to stop the unfolding war. Some were Ukrainian-American, while others were just New Yorkers who wanted to...
To highlight the sector's calls for salaries, accessible quality education, and a resolution to the health crisis, teachers and education workers will hold a Zumba session and will stage human formation on Sunday, March 6. (Photo from Alliance of Concerned Teachers-Philippines Facebook page) The...
BACOLOD CITY - “It is not giving a good reflection of the province (Negros Occidental).” This was the reaction of Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer after some supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo reportedly threw flyers at former Senator Ferdinand “Bong Bong” Marcos Jr. during the...
OTTAWA, Canada – Canadian police were poised Thursday to move against a trucker-led protest that has choked the national capital's streets for three weeks and finally provoked the government into calling on rarely used emergency powers. "Action is imminent," Ottawa police chief Steve Bell...
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Thousands of protesters defied authorities and gathered in the Dutch capital Amsterdam on Sunday to oppose coronavirus restrictions, leading to clashes and 30 arrests. "This is Holland! Power to the people!" chanted one protester. Demonstrators gathered in one of...
To press the government to grant their demands, teachers in Manila held a Christmas-themed protest at Mendiola on Friday, Dec. 17. (Photo from the ACT) Members of the Manila Public School Teachers' Association (MPSTA), an affiliate of the Alliance of Concerned (ACT) National Capital Region (NCR)...
To press the government to pay the “overtime” they rendered in School Year (SY) 2020-2021, teachers nationwide held a national day of action on Friday, Nov. 26. Photo from Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines Facebook page Teachers’ unions under the Alliance of Concerned Teachers...
