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Second “Trillion Peso March” draws thousands in Luneta
Thousands gather at the Luneta in Manila for the second “Trillion Peso March,” November 30, 2025, as progressive and civil-society groups converge to denounce the alleged misuse and mismanagement of public funds intended for flood-control and other infrastructure projects. Protesters press for clear answers and demand full accountability, joining calls…
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Communities in Batangas City call to stop massive gas build-out in Global South
Communities in Batangas City conducted a protest on November 19, 2025 in light of the campaign launch of “Don’t Gas the South,” calling on governments gathering in Belém, Brazil for #COP30 to stop the massive gas build-out in the Global South that is undermining global climate goals. The protest was…
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From Manila to Belém, Filipinos join global day of action for climate justice: Climate action, not corruption! Declare national climate emergency now!
PRESS RELEASE15 November 2025 Quezon City, Philippines — Thousands of climate advocates marched through the streets to decry the domination of a rotten system that allows its people to suffer the harshest impacts of the climate crisis. Dubbed as the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice, people rally on…
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PHOTOS: Typhoon Uwan batters Camarines Sur
Typhoon Uwan slammed into Camarines Sur on Sunday, November 9, 2025 leaving a trail of flooding, fallen trees, and disrupted communities in its wake. Residents across the province experienced several hours of torrential rain and violent winds reaching up to 185 km/h with gustiness up to 230 km/h. In Nabua and…
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Civil society groups urge new Japanese PM Takaichi: ditch fossil fuels, prioritize climate action and energy security in Asia
As the 3rd Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Summit concludes in Kuala Lumpur today, October 28, 2025, civil society leaders hold a protest action in front of the Japanese Embassy in Manila calling on the new Prime Minister of Japan, Sanae Takaichi, to end Japan’s financing of fossil fuels and…
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Youth Day of Action Against Corruption
Hundreds of students from various universities and colleges in Metro Manila hold a protest at Mendiola, near Malacanang Palace, on October 17, 2025 to raise their calls and campaigns for justice against the massive corruption in the Philippines. Photos by Guia Mistades – Mata: Asia Press Photo
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College of Saint Benilde Students Walkout, Protest Against Corruption
Amid the recent corruption scandals, hundreds of students from the College of Saint Benilde (CSB) stage a protest at School for Design and Arts Campus (D+A Campus) on October 13, 2025 against the worsening government corruption. Organizers said “a catalyst for the mobilization is also the case of Aldrin Kitsune,…
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Activists score corruption, rising public debt in rally vs. IMF, World Bank and G7
Hundreds of activists stage demand “Stop the harm! Cancel the Debt! Reparations and Just Transition Now!” in a protest march in Mendiola, Manila on October 16, 2025. The protest is in time for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) in Washington DC, USA.…
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Rural women’s day protests demand food for people, not profit
Various women’s groups and progressives demand food for people, not profit during two protests in front of the Department of Agriculture in Quezon City on October 15, 2025. National federation of peasant women Amihan said their protest “symbolizes the collective fight of the Filipino rural and peasant women “against Marcos…
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