Hold Duterte accountable for war on drugs. Bayan Muna members protested before the Lower House on October 11, coinciding with the hearing on extrajudicial killings under the regime of former President Rodrigo Duterte. Along with the families of the “war on drugs” victims, they called for justice and accountability from Duterte and others involved in the mass killings.

CBA negotiation at Technol Eight. Since the last week of September, seven protest actions have been staged by the Technol Eight Philippines Union-OLALIA-Kilusang Mayo Uno to push for the continuation of negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The latest of these protests were held on October 16 and 17 at the factory in Biñan, Laguna.

Picket at Paperland. The Paperland workers’ union condemned the company for the illegal shutdown and harassment of its leader Renato “Rey” Ayroso. The workers staged a picket in front of the factory in Quezon City on October 17 to protest union busting attempts and maneuvers to oust Ayroso. Paperland is a paper manufacturing company.

Residents barricade against demolition in Laguna. Residents of Barangay Nueva, San Pedro, Laguna, erected a barricade on the third week of October against threats of demolition of their homes by the Philippine National Railways (PNR) and the local government. The PNR failed to present documents for the demolition, and no plans for relocation of affected residents have been prepared by the San Pedro government.

Anti-mining protest held in Romblon. On September 22, over a thousand Sibuyanons united anew and gathered at an anti-mining protest in San Fernando, Sibuyan Island, Romblon. This is part of the ongoing opposition of the island’s residents against the destructive mining of Altai Philippines Mining Corporation owned by the Gatchalian family.

Justice for Jennifer Laude! Youth groups held protests and activities on October 11 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the murder of Jennifer Laude by US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton. They held activities at the University of the Philippines (UP)-Diliman, in front of the Technological University of the Philippines, and at UP Mindanao. Various groups also marched to the Joint Base Lewis-McChord of the US military in Washington, US on October 12. They called for justice for Laude’s death and demanded the US troops’ expulsion from the Philippines.

Relatives of OFWs in Lebanon picket the DFA. Families of overseas Filipino workers in Lebanon, led by Migrante International, picketed before the Department of Foreign Affairs in Pasay City on October 10. They called on the agency to form a comprehensive plan addressing their appeal for the immediate rescue and assistance of Filipino migrants caught in the US-Israel aggression in Lebanon.