President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday, July 24, visited the protesters outside the Batasan complex after delivering his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the House of Representatives in Quezon City. #DuterteSONA2017
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President Duterte tells protesters outside Batasan complex, “Let us respect each other”
(Eagle News) — In an unprecedented move, President Rodrigo Duterte briefly talked with protesters gathered outside the Batasan complex, where he had just delivered his State of the Nation Address. “We need to respect each other..Kung ayaw niyo, magsisigaw kayo diyan,” he said. He also referred to the incident several days ago which saw a Presidential Security Group convoy ambushed by members of the New People’s Army. The incident left one person dead and several others […]
80 protesters arrested as US Congress prepares to tackle health care again
WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) – Police arrested 80 people at the buildings of the United States Congress on Monday, as demonstrators voiced opposition to US lawmakers’ latest efforts to make progress on a stalled health care overhaul bill. Senators who returned back to Washington Monday after a week off — House members are due back on Tuesday — are under the gun as they struggle to craft legislation that will allow them to make good […]
First day of G20 summit starts with new protests
Hamburg, Germany (Reuters) — Protesters and police braced for another day of action on Friday (July 7) hours before the official start of the G20 summit in the German city of Hamburg. Protesters are trying to make their way close to the summit venue where leaders from the world’s top economies will be gathering to try and bridge deep differences with United States President Donald Trump on climate change and trade. The meeting in the […]
German left-wing protesters vow to disrupt G20 summit in July
HAMBURG, Germany (AFP) — A ten-minute walk from Germany’s heavily-guarded G20 summit venue in the port city of Hamburg lies the graffiti-covered center of the left-wing protest movement vowing to disrupt it. “Capitalism will end anyway — you decide when!” reads a banner atop the Rote Flora, a former vacant theater that was occupied by squatters in 1989 in the midst of demonstrations and street battles. It has since become an alternative cultural center and spiritual home […]
Healthcare protest spills over into DC national airport
VIRGINIA, United States (Reuters) — Protesters showed up at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Thursday (June 22) after Republicans unveiled a health care plan that President Donald Trump said he was “very supportive” of in a Twitter post. Trump said, “I am very supportive of the Senate #HealthcareBill. Look forward to making it really special! Remember, ObamaCare is dead.” United States Senate leaders on Thursday unveiled a draft of legislation to replace Obamacare, proposing to kill a […]
Celebration and protest as Indonesian leader visits Hong Kong
by Elaine Yu Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China — Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo was greeted by a mixture of celebration and protest in Hong Kong Sunday with calls to improve working conditions for the city’s army of foreign maids. There are around 170,000 Indonesians living in Hong Kong, many of them employed as domestic helpers, and concern over exploitation is growing after a string of abuse cases. In a rock concert atmosphere, Widodo was […]
Gasoline protests pick up in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) — Mexicans once again protested over gasoline price hikes Sunday (January 22) in the so-called “gasolinazo.” The march in Mexico City was joined by other rallies in at least 12 states. Thousands participated, according to Mexican media reports. Since January 1, when the government hiked gasoline prices by 14 to 20 percent, protests have broken out throughout the country. Thousands held posters against the increase in prices and chanted for Pena […]
Planned rallies: Indonesia’s police chief warns protesters vs treason
(Eagle News) — Military and police chiefs are warning hard-line Muslim groups against treason ahead of planned rallies this week and next. The groups led a violent protest in the capital earlier this month, and have vowed to rally against Jakarta’s non-Muslim governor, Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, again. Many Muslims have been protesting for weeks against Purnama and President Joko Widodo, who is seen as one of Purnama’s major supporters. Indonesia’s Police Chief, Tito Karnavian, […]
Protesters seek to end the thaksin regime
Thousands of protesters have surrounded Bangkok’s government house, seeking the removal the caretaker administration of Thailand after the ouster of Prime Minister Thakshin.
