Protest against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s State of the Nation address drew at least 10,000 people in Metro Manila, said Bagong Alyansang Makabayan on Monday. CDNDigital
that the total so far covers all protesters who participated in the march and those who joined early morning activities.Before converging along Commonwealth Ave. and marching towards Tandang Sora, several progressive groups conducted early morning programs, including a “zumba protest” held by a teachers’ group and a United Labor forum on legislated wage increase in Quezon Memorial Circle at around 7:00 a.m.
Meanwhile, some 2,000 more people were counted in regional protests — held in Iloilo City, Kalibo, Roxas City, Capiz, Cebu City, Davao City, Naga City, and Baguio City — bringing the total estimate nationwide to 12,000. The groups in Quezon City marched along Commonwealth Avenue from technoHub to Tandang Sora around 10:30 a.m.
It featured leaders of various people’s organizations leading the march sharing a united call: “Dagdag na sahod, kabuhayan, at pagkain sa mesa! Itigil ang karahasan! Kapakanan ng masa, hindi Maharlika!”
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