More photos of the protest action: View the Pinoy Weekly Twitter photos here Photos by Boy Bagwis, Macky Macaspac, Darius Galang, Pher Pasion & KR Guda Post by Pinoy Weekly. Read (in Filipino): Kumusta ang kababaihan sa ilalim ng administrasyong Aquino?
An estimated 12,000 women and men marched from Liwasang Bonifacio to Mendiola in Manila to protest President Aquino’s “criminal negligence” to people’s needs, especially in the aftermath of typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). Macky MacaspacOne Billion Rising Global Director Monique Wlison, Gabriela Secretary-General Joms Salvador, and Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Emmi de Jesus, among other women leaders, lead the march to Mendiola, at the doorstep of Aquino’s palace. KR GudaPhoto by Boy BagwisPhoto by KR GudaSurvivors of typhoon Yolanda under the alliance People Surge hold up images of the tragedy that struck Eastern Visayas. They are demanding justice for the “criminal negligence” of the Aquino government. Boy BagwisMother and child protesters. Macky MacaspacPhoto by KR GudaFlorida “Ka Pong” Sibayan, acting chairperson of Alyansa ng Manggagawang Bukid sa Asyenda Luisita (Ambala), speaks about the land grabbing and harassments experienced by farmer-beneficiaries in the hands of armed goons of the Cojuangco family in Hacienda Luisita, which is owned by the family of President Aquino. KR GudaWorkers under Kilusang Mayo Uno, allied federations and unions called for an end to government-condoned practice of labor contractualization that is an affront to the rights and welfare of Filipino workers. Macky MacaspacProtesting women in Mendiola break through a mural depicting President Aquino and his allies who benefit from the pork barrel system, while complicit in criminal negligence to people’s needs. Boy Bagwis
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