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Workers’ Groups, Activists, Stage Protest March on Labor Day
Thousands of workers from various labor organizations trooped to Mendiola today on a protest march marking Labor Day, May 1, 2023. Led by Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) together with the All Workers Unity, the marchers lay down the demands of workers from different sectors among which includes wage hike, decent…
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Fisherfolk Intensifies Protest vs Manila Bay Dredging
Fisherfolk held a fluvial protest in Cavite today, March 14, 2023 demanding an immediate stop to dredging activities at the San Nicholas shoal portion of Manila Bay. The fishing boats – coming from various coastline communities and sailing under the banner of Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA)…
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Church Group Joins People of Pakil, Rejects Ahunan Dam Project
The South Central Luzon Bishops Conference (SCLBC) airs strong support to the people opposing the Ahunan Pumped-Storage Hydropower Dam project subject for construction in Pakil, Laguna. In a statement posted on its Facebook page, the SCLBC urge the municipal government of Pakil as well as the provincial government of Laguna…
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Dumagat-Remontado Marchers Complete 9-Day Walk
On February 15, 2023, three hundred Dumagat-Remontado indigenous people together with farmers, fisherfolks, religious and environmentalist groups took a 9-day “Alay-Lakad Laban sa Kaliwa Dam” protest march from General Nakar in Quezon province to Malacañang in Manila. The protest march calls on the government for a permanent stop to the…
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Dumagat-Remontados Marchers Arrive in Famy, Laguna
Day 4 of the Dumagat-Remontados “alay lakad” to Malacañang reaches Famy, Laguna today February 18, 2023. The protest march, which started at General Nakar, Quezon on Wednesday and is set for a 9-day journey to Manila, is the indigenous people’s call for a stop to the construction of Kaliwa Dam.…
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Pasay City Holds Grand Procession of Nuestro Señor de Sto. Niño
At 73, Nanay Mila still has the energy to dance her Sto. Niño image to the beat of drums and doesn’t tire out. A dancing troop passes her by, grabs her Sto. Niño and danced around it. Nanay Mila leaps in to their circle and frolicked. She is just one…
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IN PHOTOS: Manila Chinatown Celebrates Lunar New Year 2023
Good luck charms, fire-breathers, boxes of tikoy towering like road blocks, veelines for dimsum, chopsuey-ish crowd, and the majestic dragons. The Chinese Lunar New Year is back at post-pandemic Chinatown in Manila, January 22, 2023. Filipino-Chinese communities along with tourists flood Ongpin Street in Binondo for a “revenge” celebration after…
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