Drivers protest in Catarman. Three hundred tricycle drivers plying the University of Eastern Philippines-Catarman route gathered last September 8 to express their opposition to cooperative’s imminent takeover of their route. This attack on their livelihood was caused by the PUVMP (PTMP) which offered various routes of small drivers and operators to large corporate “modern jeep” companies.

Eyes On Set Network launched. Film and television workers, professionals, media students, and labor rights advocates formed the Eyes on Set Network to monitor the enforcement of the Eddie Garcia Law and to push for living wages and humane working hours in the industry of film and television. The network was officially launched at a rally on September 11 in Quezon City.

Demand to stop quarrying in Rizal. On September 11, environmental groups and fisherfolk affected by typhoon Enteng’s flooding of Rizal trooped to the DENR. They called for the immediate cancellation of all permits for quarrying and mining in the province. They said extreme deforestation caused by quarrying and mining is one of the major reasons for the rapid rise of rivers and widespread flooding on September 2.