The Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women and its provincial chapters, with support from Gabriela, organized a protest march from Morayta to Mendiola in Manila on Sunday, October 15, 2023. Their primary demand was for the Marcos Administration to address the rising prices of rice.
The group leaders emphasized that rice liberalization and government importation had been the primary contributors to the agricultural crisis in the country.
Photographs captured the demonstrators as they made their way from Morayta to Mendiola in Manila, carrying large banners to mark this year’s International Rural Women’s Day.
(Report and photos by Benjamin Cuaresma/ai/mnm)
Image Courtesy of Benjie Cuaresma
PARANAQUE City — Activists belonging to the transport organization PISTON (Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide) staged a protest rally in Baclaran.
Their primary grievances centered around the Oil Deregulation Law and the persistent rise in oil prices.
The protesters also demanded the removal of excise taxes on oil and petroleum products, a reduction in oil prices, and the nationalization of the oil industry within the Philippines.
George San Mateo, the President of PISTON, emphasized the need for an investigation into alleged overpricing and the activities of large foreign oil corporations operating in the country.
Featured images depict members of the activist groups displaying sizable banners condemning the oil deregulation law, advocating for lower oil prices in the nation, and opposing the phasing out of jeepneys.
(Benjie Cuaresma/ai/mnm)