Uphold IHL, hold Marcos accountable. Hundreds marched to Mendiola in Manila on August 19 to mark the 76th anniversary of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and to hold the US-Marcos regime accountable for serious violations of IHL principles. They also condemned the regime’s National Action Plan for Unity, Peace and Development (NAP-UPD), which they called a “national plan for state terrorism.”

On August 13, progressive groups stormed the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on IHL, which was then being held in Makati City. They condemned the Marcos regime for leading the conference, considering it is the number one IHL violator in the country. A day earlier, students gathered at the UP Diliman campus to mark IHL Day and expose the serious violations of the Marcos regime, including those against indigenous peoples.

Reverse the decision. Progressive organizations went to the Supreme Court on August 12 to demand that it reverse the decision to dismiss the impeachment complaint against Sara Duterte which had been forwarded by Congress to the Senate.

Against demolition in Smokey Mountain. Residents of Smokey Mountain staged a protest in front of Manila City Hall on August 18 to demand a dialogue from city mayor Isko Moreno regarding threats of eviction from their community. The demolition is being carried out to give way to the construction of a 100-megawatt Waste-to-Energy (WTE) incineration plant in the area.