Current and historical struggles, and resources, on Nonviolent Resistance in the Philippines
Political
President Marcos Jr.
IN PHOTOS: Groups hold protest ahead of Marcos’ first SONA (Rappler, 7/25/22)
Ensure Rights Commission’s Independence President-Elect Marcos Should Select Commissioners in Transparent Process (Human Rights Watch, 6/14/22)
Protests erupt as a former dictator’s son leads the presidential election tally (GlobalVoices, 5/12/22)
Marcos Win Prompts Protests in the Philippines (The New York Times, 5/10/22)
Philippine bishops, protesters rally to protest return of Marcos-style rule (LiCAS.news, 2/25/22)
Thousands protest in Philippines (Taipei Times, 2/26/22)
President Rodrigo Duterte
Devotion and dissent: Art in the time of Duterte (Rappler, 6/25/22)
Rights groups protest suspension of ICC probe into Philippines ‘war on drugs’ (Arab News, 11/21/21)
3,000 flip-flops placed in National Mall in protest of U.S. funding Philippine military (UPI, 11/18/21)
From murals to mascots, SONA 2021 protesters get creative with their dissent (Rappler, 7/27/21)
Filipino artists, activists’ ‘Wakasan na’ artworks, raised-fist ‘tumindig’ icons at SONA rally (interaksyon, 7/26/21)
Video | Protesters call for Duterte to step down as Philippine president defends his drug war policies (South China Morning Post, 7/26/21)
#TUMINDIG: Filipino graphic artist’s work sparks online solidarity (Manila Bulletin, 7/22/21)
Filipino musicians redefine the protest anthem in the time of a pandemic (CNN, 7/9/20)
Four Filipino Artists Arrested for Painting Protest Messages in Manila (Vice, 12/2/19)
Rally For Human Rights At The Philippines Consulate In San Francisco (people.power.media, 7/25/19)
Meet the artist changing gut reactions to the Philippines ‘war on drugs’ (openDemocracy, 4/23/19)
From Political Icon to Tyrant: President Duterte, According to Philippine Protest Effigies (GlobalVoices, 12/29/17)
How Filipino artists are responding to President Duterte and the ‘War on Drugs' (The Conversation, 11/27/17)
Duterte Dogged in Face of Growing Enmity Over Philippine Drug War (The Wall Street Journal, 9/21/17)
Youths protest violence, ‘emerging dictatorship’ as the Philippines’ Duterte seeks to extend martial law (Los Angeles Times, 7/19/17)
Thousands of anti-Marcos activists stage 'Black Friday' protest across Philippines (The Straits Times, 11/25/2016)
President Arroyo
Philippine Opposition Holds Largest Anti-Arroyo Protest (VOA, 10/30/09)
President Ferdinand Marcos and the People Power Revolution
Philippine citizens overthrow President Joseph Estrada (People Power II), 2001 (Global Nonviolent Action Database)
Filipinos campaign to overthrow dictator (People Power), 1983-1986 (Global Nonviolent Action Database)
Nonviolent intervention in Philippines during military clash, 1986 (Global Nonviolent Action Database)
Protest erupts in Philippine middle class (The Christian Science Monitor, 9/21/1983)
Economic
Iloilo inmates protest on prison roof over food, warden (SunStar, 8/26/22)
Filipino women enforce village peace through sex strike, 2011 (Global Nonviolent Action Database)
Filipinos protest against Bataan Nuclear Power Plant and U.S. military bases, 1983-1986 (Global Nonviolent Action Database)
Forty-five artists arrested after taking part in land cultivating activity to support farmers in Philippines (The Art Newspaper, 6/16/22)
COVID
Philippines health workers protest as COVID strains hospitals (Aljazeera, 9/1/21)
Women
Activism, Amplification and Altruism Power Avon Philippines Campaign (LBB, 5/20/21)
One Billion Rising 2021 Launches in the Philippines on National Day of Women's Protest (One Billion Rising, 10/30/20)
Sisters in Philippines 'go orange' to protest violence against women (Global Sisters Report, 12/6/18)
Philippine protest, South Korea's #MeToo mark International Women's Day (mint, 3/8/18)
Philippines: Female factory workers protest over working conditions (Business & Human Rights Resource Center, 3/10/15)
Climate
Live blog: Climate impacted communities stage solo protests at Shell’s headquarters in the Philippines (Greenpeace, 9/16/19)
Bukidnon residents protest logging activity in the Philippines, 1987-1989 (Global Nonviolent Action Database)
Culture
‘Bloodlust’ demonstrates PH protest poetry as art of activism (LIFESTYLE.INQ, 6/15/20)
Arteno Art Gallery features an ARTFORRIGHTS collection to celebrate International Museum Day (IMD) 2020
This group exposes social woes and promotes Philippine culture through street art (TheWorld, 1/14/16)
Organizations and Resources
Nonviolent Peaceforce, Philippines
Human Rights Careers, 10 NGOs Advocating for Human Rights in the Philippines
FAST FACTS: What is active non-violence? (Rappler, 2/18/17)
Philippines Taught Us Lessons of Nonviolence (LA Times- subscription required, 4/4/86)
Amnesty International, Philippines
Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances
Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates
PhilRights (Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates’ research and information center)
Women’s Legal and Human Rights Bureau
Philippine Task Force for Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
Campaign for Human Rights in the Philippines
Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAP)