Protests

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UP-Diliman transport strike. Drivers and jeepney operators plying within the UP Diliman campus staged a transport strike last August 1 to oppose the entry of an e-jeepney cooperative that will displace traditional jeepneys from their route in the campus. The UP Transport Group led the action and was supported by students, teachers, and university workers and employees. The group also submitted a letter to the leadership of UP-Diliman. It outlined their six demands.

First day of classes. Teachers belonging the ACT-Philippines staged a protest in Mendiola in Manila on July 29, coinciding with the opening of classes. They condemned the Marcos regime for its neglect and flawed education policies, and its failure to address the chronic shortage of classrooms, teachers, support personnel in the education sector, teaching equipment and facilities.

Typhoon Carina victims picket. Urban poor and environmental groups launched a series of picket-protests on July 29 before the offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Metro Manila. They are holding the Marcos regime and its agencies accountable for their neglect of duties to victims of Typhoon Carina victims.

Protests