UP Visayas walkout. Over 600 students of UP Visayas marched on campus in Miag-ao, Iloilo on November 15 to deliver their grievances and demands to the university administration. Various groups, organizations, and councils participating in the march chanted: “Do better UPV!” The action coincided with the commemoration of National Students’ Day on November 17.
11th anniversary of Supertyphoon Yolanda. Progressive groups and survivors of the disaster led by People Surge marched to Mendiola to commemorate the 11th anniversary of Supertyphoon Yolanda on November 8. The group called for justice for those who perished and were ravaged by Yolanda in November 2013 under the Aquino II regime. Meanwhile, an action was held in Marikina City on November 12 to commemorate the 4th anniversary of Typhoon Ulysses.
Prayer-walk in Quezon. Hundreds of Quezon residents participated in the “Prayer-Walk for Environmnent, Justice, and Truth” launched on November 8 in Lucena City. Church groups, environmental defense groups, and others joined the action to call for an end to destructive projects in the province. The groups marched to the capitol to deliver a petition.
Action against climate change and war. Environmental and democratic organizations in the Philippines joined the Global Day of Action Against Climate and War on November 16. They held a protest before the US embassy in Manila, where they identified the US as the number one perpetrator of climate change and wars around the world. The action coincided with the opening of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
