Protests

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March against Ahunan dam. Residents of Pakil, Laguna marched to the town center on July 1 to voice their opposition to the Ahunan and Belisama Hydropower projects. The Ahunan Dam will be built on Mount Ping-as, in the said town. The mass action was held after a forum and consultation on the same day led by Mamamayang Nagmamahal sa Pakil (People who love Pakil).

Oppose reclamation in Bacolod City. Fishermen and urban poor residents opposed to the planned 1,018-hectare reclamation project in Bacolod City held a fluvial protest on June 25. Residents of barangays Banago and Punta Taytay, communities affected by the destructive reclamation, joined the mass action. Fishermen and residents voiced their demands aboard two pump boats and 13 motor boats.

Protest at hospitals. Health workers unions under the Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) mounted a series of protests and noise barrage in five hospitals in Metro Manila on June 23 and June 27. The protests were held in connection with the Marcos regime’s first year in power and its second state of the nation address. They raised their demands for wage increase, immediate benefits and greater budget for public health.

Protests