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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

IN THE NEWS: Progressive groups renewed calls for the government to remove the value-added tax (VAT) on fuel products to ease conditions for public utility vehicle (PUV) operators, drivers, and commuters as fare increases took effect last Monday. mindanews.com/top-stories/...

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

IN THE NEWS: Progressive groups rallied at Freedom Park along Roxas Avenue on Wednesday, Sept. 30, to protest rising fuel prices, fuel taxes, wage levels, and government policies affecting public transport. www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/davao-...

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Davao groups protest fuel hikes

Progressive groups in Davao City rally at Freedom Park against rising fuel prices, taxes, and the planned jeepney phaseout.

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Presyo, ibaba! No to oil price hikes! Nagprotesta ang mga sektoral nga grupo ilalom sa BAYAN-Southern Mindanao batok sa oil price hike karong adlawa, Setyembre 30, 2026, sa Davao City.

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sa nagkagrabeng krisis sa atong katilingban ug ekonomiya — sangko-langit nga kamahal sa petrolyo ug palaliton, ubos nga sweldo sa mga mamumuo, kakulangon sa serbisyo, korapsyon — makatarunganon lang nga magprotesta, sawayon ang kawalay aksyon sa rehimeng Marcos Jr. sa mga batakang isyu sa katawhan.

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Isip sumpay sa nasudnong anti-corruption protest movement, nidugok sa Davao Freedom Park ang mga progresibong grupo ug advocates ilalom sa BAYAN-Southern Mindanao ug STOP Corruption Alliance aron hinumdumon ang ika-54 nga kasumaran sa Martial Law sa diktador nga si Ferdinand Marcos Sr. —

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Sa ika-54 nga kasumaran sa pagpahamtang sa Martial Law, kolektibo natong papanubagon ang dulot-sa-bukog nga kurakot ug papet nga rehimeng US-Marcos Jr. Katawhan sa Davao ug Habagatang Mindanao, salmot sa multisektoral nga paglihok ug uban pang mga aktibidad sa Setyembre 21!

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Anticorruption groups welcomed the plunder case and arrest warrants against former Speaker Martin Romualdez and ex-Rep. Zaldy Co, urging a broader investigation into possible enablers of corruption in infrastructure projects. davaotoday.com/headline/pro...

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Progressives hail plunder rap vs Romualdez, Co, urge wider probe | Davao Today

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Anticorruption groups welcomed the plunder case and arrest warrants against former Speaker Martin Romualdez and ex-Rep. Zaldy Co, urging a broader investigation into possible...

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

NEWS FEATURE: For the activists, Duterte’s arrest warrant and bail proceedings underscore the need for genuine accountability that also applies to those in power, rather than selective justice based on political position. davaotoday.com/headline/act...

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Activists cry foul over ‘double standard’ as VP Sara Duterte posts bail | Davao Today

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Activists and progressive groups here are crying double standard in the justice system after Vice President Sara Duterte posted bail, contrasting her treatment with their own a...

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Mong Palatino @mongpalatino.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Updates on the impeachment trial, after 2 months, what's the latest? And overview of corruption politics in the Philippines. My latest piece for @thediplomat.com thediplomat.com/2026/09/what...

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What’s Happening in Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte’s Impeachment Trial?

The trial has dropped from the headlines amid ongoing corruption controversies and the massive flooding that hit vast areas of Luzon this month.

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

From the League of Filipino Students (LFS) Davao: Yuta ug bahandi, depensahan! Pax Silica, batukan! Youth and activist groups gathered at the Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) on August 29 to sound the alarm against Pax Silica... See full post: www.facebook.com/share/p/18Fz... #RejectPaxSilica

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

NEWS FEATURE: “There’s a disconnect between what image is depicted in the Kadayawan Festival and what reality is experienced by our Lumad and Moro peoples on the ground… The celebrations once or twice a year are not enough…” davaotoday.com/headline/kad...

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Kadayawan: Celebrating culture, confronting realities | Davao Today

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – While Vice President Sara Duterte describes Kadayawan as a reminder of a true prosperity anchored on preserving culture and building a fair, just, and peaceful society, Bagon...

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KMU Southern Mindanao @kmu-smr.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

KMU-Southern Mindanao lambasts NBI "rescue operation" on Davao steel workers, urges immediate release of wages and economic assistance

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

NEWS FEATURE: Residential electricity rates in Davao surged 34.8 percent over seven months, sparking renewed demands from consumer advocates and city officials to overhaul the nation’s power industry policies as households struggle with mounting bills. davaotoday.com/headline/soa...

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Soaring electricity rates in Davao prompt calls for EPIRA review | Davao Today

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Residential electricity rates in Davao surged 34.8 percent over seven months, sparking renewed demands from consumer advocates and city officials to overhaul the nation’s pow...

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

IN THE NEWS: Condemning the Marcos administration’s failure to respond to worsening economic conditions, corruption, inadequate public services, and other longstanding issues, progressive organizations gathered to demand accountability and reforms... atenews.ph/multisectora...

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Multisectoral groups press accountability, reforms amid Marcos' fifth SONA

Condemning the Marcos administration's failure to respond to worsening economic conditions, corruption, inadequate public services, and other longstanding

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

MGA LARAWAN: Nagpahigayon og #PeoplesSONA2026 rally ang BAYAN-Southern Mindanao, kauban ang progresibong kabatan-onan, human rights advocates, mga tawong simbahan ug uban pang Davao civil society groups, atol sa ikalima nga State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni... 🧵

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Atong sugaton ang ikalima nga State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Ferdinand Marcos Jr. og hiniusa ug kusganong paglihok aron iduso ang mga lehitimo ug demokratikong demanda sa yanong katawhang Pilipino alang sa makabuhing suholan, disenteng trabaho, dekalidad nga...

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Justice for Fr. Rudy Romano and all victims of enforced disappearance! BAYAN-Southern Mindanao, together with progressive youth and students in Davao, stand in solidarity with the Redemptorist missionaries and the broader community of human rights advocates in... 🧵

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Panawagan sa Davao civil society groups — Sara Duterte, taralon! Tanang kurakot, dapat manubag! Nakighiusa ang mga myembro sa BAYAN-Southern Mindanao sa gipahigayong "Pamumulitika Lang Ba? A Forum on the Impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte" niadtong Hulyo 9, 2026 sa Davao City. 🧵

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

IN THE NEWS: [BAYAN-Southern Mindanao]... and other progressive organizations staged a protest mobilization at Freedom Park in Davao City on July 6, 2026, as the Senate opened the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/progre...

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Progressive groups stage protest vs VP Sara amid start of impeachment trial

Progressive coalitions occupy Freedom Park in Davao City demanding accountability on Day 1 of VP Sara Duterte's Senate trial.

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

IN THE NEWS: Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Southern Mindanao Region (BAYAN-SMR) said it supports the impeachment trial of VP Duterte but warned that impeachment alone won’t fix deeper problems of corruption and poverty. davaotoday.com/headline/gro...

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Groups march in Davao to press support for VP Sara impeachment | Davao Today

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — In a show of dissent from the very heart of Duterte territory, Davao critics and progressive groups staged a protest on the first day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeach...

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Isip pagsugat sa unang adlaw sa impeachment trial ni Vice President Sara Duterte, Hulyo 6, nagkasa og lihok-protesta sa Davao City nga gipangunahan sa mga grupo ilalom sa BAYAN-Southern Mindanao ug Makabayan Southern Mindanao inubanan sa mga kabatan-onan gikan sa lain-laing parte sa dakbayan. 🧵

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Hulyo 6, 2026 ang unang adlaw sa impeachment trial sa Senado. Atong bantayan ang impeachment process, ug padayon kitang molihok aron ipanawagan ang hustisya ug tulubagon sa mga opisyal nga nalambigit sa korapsyon sama nila Sara Duterte, Bongbong Marcos, ug uban pa.

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Commentary by BAYAN President Renato Reyes Jr. (July 3, 2026): Vigilance without illusions: The impeachment trial begins on July 6 🧵

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Karong Pride Month, ilalom sa nagkagrabeng ekonomikanhon ug pulitikanhong krisis, atong ibansiwag ang mga panawagan alang sa panag-angay-angay, kagawasan gikan sa diskriminasyon ug abuso, katilingbanong hustisya, ug tinuod nga demokrasya.

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

IN THE NEWS: Central to their message was a sharp opposition to the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) and the proposed US military oil depot in Davao Region, which the protesters argued signals enduring foreign influence in the country. davaotoday.com/photography/...

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Davao Protest Reclaims Independence Day Meaning | Davao Today

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – As the nation marked its 128th Independence Day, students and members of progressive organizations gathered at Freedom Park in Davao City on June 12 to question what independ...

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

IN PHOTOS: Progressive multisectoral group BAYAN-Southern Mindanao, together with youth formations and rights advocates, held an Independence Day demonstration at Roxas Avenue, Davao City on June 12, 2026. 🧵

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

BAYAN-Southern Mindanao and Karapatan-Southern Mindanao, together with GABRIELA-Southern Mindanao and Sabokahan, successfully held "Occupation and Resistance", a multisectoral educational forum on US wars of aggression, last June 6, 2026 in Davao City. 🧵

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

BAYAN-Southern Mindanao and Karapatan-Southern Mindanao, in partnership with GABRIELA-Southern Mindanao and Sabokahan, cordially invite you to a multisectoral educational forum entitled, "Occupation and Resistance: A forum on US Wars of Aggression" on June 6, 2026 in Davao City. 🧵

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

BAYAN, Karapatan-Southern Mindanao slams PNP Cateel's tagging of activists as "Active Wanted Persons" #ActivismIsNotACrime #StopTheAttacks

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

IN THE NEWS: “The impeachment trial must not be reduced to a political spectacle or elite infighting. This is fundamentally about public accountability and the Filipino people’s demand that no public official [should] be above the law.” mindanews.com/top-stories/...

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Progressive groups to Senate: don’t make impeachment trial of VP Sara a circus

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 May 2026) – Progressive groups staged a protest on Monday to urge senators to conduct an impartial and fair impeachment trial of

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Sara Duterte, Marcos ug tanang korap panubagon! Atol sa pag-convene sa Senado isip impeachment court, Mayo 18, nagkasa og piket-protesta ang Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN)-Southern Mindanao, Makabayang Koalisyon Southern Mindanao, ug mga kaalyadong grupo'g indibidwal aron iduso ang... 🧵

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

BAYAN to Senate: Stop harboring suspected mass murderer Bato

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

The Senate coup is a shameless and despicable maneuver to protect Sara Duterte and the self-serving interests of some Senators with pending cases, including corruption charges. Read BAYAN's full remarks: www.facebook.com/share/p/1H5m...

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The Manila Times @themanilatimes.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

MANILA, Philippines — Voting 255-26 with nine abstentions, the House of Representatives on Monday decided to send the impeachment articles against Vice President Sara Duterte to the Senate for trial. Read more: tmt.news/2340460

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KMU Southern Mindanao @kmu-smr.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

IN THE NEWS: Amid worsening economic conditions, workers and labor unions braved the rain and joined the nationwide Labor Day protests to demand an increase in the national minimum living wage, regular employment... atenews.ph/workers-pres...

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Workers press P1200 wage hike, tax relief as crisis intensifies

Amid worsening economic conditions, workers and labor unions braved the rain and joined the nationwide Labor Day protests to demand an increase in the

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KMU Southern Mindanao @kmu-smr.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

IN THE NEWS: KMU condemned the demolition of vendors as “inhumane”, noting that the demolition team’s actions show a pattern of governance that “has no empathy for the poor.” davaotoday.com/headline/kmu...

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KMU slams violent demolition and scuffle with Bankerohan vendors | Davao Today

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) Southern Mindanao condemned the altercation during a demolition of street market vendors in Bankerohan Public Market on April 29 that resu...

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

BAYAN on Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro's rejection of peace talks

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KMU Southern Mindanao @kmu-smr.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Labor Day march in Davao City #MayoUno2026 #SahodItaas #PresyoIbaba

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KMU Southern Mindanao @kmu-smr.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Mamumuo, maghiusa! Kinabuhi ug panginabuhian! Terorismo sa rehimeng US-Marcos Jr, suklan! #MayoUno2026 #SahodItaas #PresyoIbaba #DefendWorkersRights

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KMU Southern Mindanao @kmu-smr.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Mamumuo ug katawhan sa Habagatang Mindanao, magprotesta sa Mayo Uno! ✊ Sa nagkagrabeng ekonomikanhong krisis, nagkakuyanap nga terorismo ug paglapas sa mga tawhanong katungod, ug pagsamot sa imperyalistang agresyon sa Estados Unidos, makatarunganon nga makigbisog ang mga mamumuo ug kabus.

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

BAYAN-Southern Mindanao denounces planned US military depot in Davao Region as violation of Philippine sovereignty #USTroopsOutNow #ImperyalismoIbagsak

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KMU Southern Mindanao @kmu-smr.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

CALL FOR DONATIONS: Dear fellow workers and labor rights advocates, we need your help. Last March 2026, labor and transport organizer and current KMU-Southern Mindanao spokesperson Jeffry Uypala contracted a viral infection which seriously affected his sight and overall physical health.

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

From Kadamay-Davao: Oil price hike, korapsyon, imperyalistang agresyon — Kalbaryo sa katawhang kabus ug mamumuo #PresyoIbaba #SahodItaas #NoToOilPriceHike #VATTanggalin #KalbaryoSaKatawhan See full post: www.facebook.com/share/p/18Bm...

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