In the Regions, Sona Draw Calls for Reforms, Better Governance
- President Marcos Jr.'s State of the Nation Address on July 27, 2026, was met with protests across the Philippines calling for government accountability, social justice, and reforms.
- The Philippine National Police deployed 20,000 personnel in Quezon City to manage protests, enforcing designated rally spaces and permit requirements.
- Protest groups, including BAYAN Southern Tagalog and others, held symbolic demonstrations featuring effigies and calls for reforms on issues like land reform, education, fuel laws, labor rights, and ecological protections.
- Security measures included barricades and police lines in Manila and Quezon City to contain protests and ensure the SONA proceeded peacefully despite isolated tensions.
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People’s State of the Nation Address protest at the Philippines embassy
Washington, D.C. – On July 27, around 100 people mobilized in front of the Philippines’ embassy to give their annual People’s State of the Nation Address (PSONA) and to expose the true relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines. The march started from Stead Park as organizers were handing out fliers to passersby and constructing a large effigy of President Donald Trump, President Bong Bong Marcos Jr., and Ambassador of the Philippines to …
In the regions, Sona draw calls for reforms, better governance
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Protesters, advocacy groups, fisherfolk and ordinary citizens across the country marked President Marcos’ fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday with calls for government accountability, higher wages, environmental protection and stronger support for marginalized sectors. In Baguio City, militant youth artists erected and later destroyed an effigy of Uncle […]...Keep on reading: In the regions, Sona draw ca…
Protesters in Manila march to Quezon City ahead of Marcos SONA
MANILA, Philippines — Protesters who gathered in Manila ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) are expected to move to Quezon Avenue near the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon City later Monday.The Kilusan para sa Pambansang Demokrasya and other groups said they would join other protesters who have gathered in Quezon City.The Manila Police District (MPD) said an estimated 100 participants were p…
Protesters blocked on Recto as SONA security tightens
Around 100 protesters were blocked by lines of policemen along C.M. Recto Avenue in Manila early Monday, July 27, as authorities contained one of the first protest actions ahead of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA).The protest began at around 7:08 a.m. near Isetann along C.M. Recto, with participants coming from several groups including Youth for Nationalism and Democracy (YND), Kilusan, Lupa Pi…
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