Groups Say Sept. 21 Rally Will Be Peaceful

Groups say Sept. 21 rally will be peaceful

MILITANT groups and civic society organizations have assured the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) that their rally on Sept. 21 to protest massive corruption in the government will be peaceful.Acting QCPD director Col. Randy Glenn Silvio said on Thursday the police and the city government, represented by officials from the local Department of Public Order and Safety (DPOS) and City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, signed a memoran…

Visayas groups call on public to rise against ‘nationwide theft’ on September 21

CEBU, Philippines – From Iloilo to Samar, activists and advocates in the Visayas are calling on citizens to join the nationwide campaign against corruption in flood control projects on Sunday, September 21 — the 53rd anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law. “Kinahanglan maningil ta og accountability sa mga naa galingkod sa atong gobyerno hisgutanan sa grabeng kinawatay karon unya kuyog paninglon ang nalambigit nga mga kontraktor ug uban ng…

‘Sept. 21 rallies in Iloilo City need no permits’

ILOILO City – Cause-oriented groups in Iloilo City will be free to stage protests on September 21, the anniversary of Martial Law, without securing rally permits — a move seen to encourage wider public participation amid mounting outrage over alleged corruption in multi-billion peso flood control projects. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) confirmed it […]