Protests against Rodrigo Duterte

Protests against Rodrigo Duterte
Protests against Rodrigo Duterte
	Montage of demonstrations and protests against Rodrigo Duterte
Date	November 18, 2016 – June 30, 2022 ; (5 years, 7 months and 12 days)
Location	Philippines
Caused by	Rodrigo Duterte's presidency and policies; War on drugs and associated extrajudicial killings;
Methods	Demonstrations, sit-ins, internet activism, vandalism, picketing, student walk-outs and strikes
Number
20,000-100,000 (organizers and media estimate); 7,000 (police estimate);	15,000 (2021 peak)
Injuries and arrests
Injuries	65+ (both sides)
Arrested	189+

Protests against Former President Rodrigo Duterte escalated on November 18, 2016, following Duterte's support of the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos. These series of protests are mostly conducted by progressive groups and other opposing figures mainly due to the ongoing war on drugs, the declaration of martial law in Mindanao, and employment issues such as contractual terms being applied by companies and inflation which occurred due to the passage of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law. Other causes of the protests include the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the passage of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, and the shutdown and franchise denial of ABS-CBN.

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