People's SONA
People’s SONA
Some 6,000 protesters from across Davao Region march on Monday from different assembly points in Davao City to the rally area in the Freedom park. They later converge at the Rizal Park.
Teachers to wear black armbands vs. corruption, low pay
Teachers across the country mounted a protest action today dubbed as “Black armband Friday” to demand increase in their salary and to condemn President Benigno Aquino III’s "arrogant defense" of his controversial use of government savings called Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP).
IP group scores Aquino for rising deaths, displacements of indigents
An organization of tribal communities on Wednesday scored on the Aquino administration over “the escalating deaths and displacements of Lumads in the country because of large-scale mining projects, and of the implementation of counter insurgency program Oplan Bayanihan”.
Media watchdog expects FOI snub in SONA
A media watchdog said it is not expecting a mention of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill during President Benigno Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) next week on July 28.
Activists set series of protests for PNoy’s SONA
Progressive groups have set a series of street protests this week to expose the "lies and failure of the government in addressing corruption, poverty, national security, human rights and environment" in time for President Benigno Aquino III's 4th State of Nation Address (Sona) on July 28.