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Indigenous Peoples and environmental groups trooped to the offices of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Tuesday, July 14 following the recent mining exploration activities of the North Luzon Mineral Resource Corporation (NLMRC) in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya.
Various sectoral leaders expressed rage over billions of misused funds that could have been used for social services.
Marcos Jr. is visiting the province from July 1 to 4, marking the first visit by a Philippine president to Canada in 11 years. According to Bayan-British Columbia, Marcos Jr.'s visit aims to further sell out the Philippines and comes amid the country's worsening political and economic crisis.
In a statement, SKK renewed its call for accountability of public officials involved in corruption, including Vice President Sara Duterte who is scheduled to face an impeachment trial in July.
For progressives, pride is inseparable from the fight for climate justice, higher wages, to end militarization. For them, celebrating pride is to struggle for genuine and systemic solutions.
Their performances, alongside speeches from advocates and community leaders, amplify calls for the immediate passage of the SOGIESC Equality Bill, accessible social services, quality education, and decent housing — underscoring that Pride remains a protest against discrimination and injustice.
“When the government celebrates Philippine freedom, what they really celebrate is their freedom to steal, to exploit, to sell out."
Protesters condemned Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administration’s close ties with the United States, saying the continued presence of US troops and military operations in the country remains a barrier to genuine independence.
Around 300 fisherfolk and youth gathered at the UP Diliman Sunken Garden to form a human banner shaped like the number 15, symbolizing the 15-kilometer municipal waters zone reserved by law for small-scale fishers.
“Marcos and his cronies are spineless cowards who would rather fill their pockets as their countrymen suffer. There is no future for their exploitation and greed in a society that we want to build."
On International Workers’ Day, multisectoral formations marched alongside workers from España Blvd to Mendiola, demanding higher wages, the removal of value added tax, justice for recent state-perpetrated killings, and an end to US imperialism.
Friends, teachers and loved ones shared stories about Alano’s energetic and indomitable character.
For progressive groups, the Pax Silica would make the Philippines a source of raw materials for the US war production, which includes drones and missiles with advanced AI.
It aimed to highlight calls for an end to destructive mining and large dam developments within Indigenous peoples’ (IP) ancestral lands, especially in the Cordillera Administrative Region.
“U.S. imperialism is the root of crisis and oppression in the Philippines and across the globe."
After two weeks of transport strikes, groups assert that the Marcos administration has done nothing substantial to quell the ongoing energy crisis.
Urban poor, workers, women, and other marginalized groups bear the brunt of the effects of oil price hikes amid inadequate support from the government.
To commemorate this year’s International Working Women’s month, progressive groups led by women’s group Gabriela gathered at Liwasang Bonifacio and ended their program by marching to the US Embassy.
They committed to holding a prayer every first Saturday of the month to pray for justice for the victims amid all the calamities that hit the province.
They demanded holding Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte accountable for a legacy of rampant corruption, environmental destruction and political repression.
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