The following is a timeline of protests against Rodrigo Duterte, the 16th President of the Philippines, and his policies. Issues were addressed in the protests including the war on drugs, employment issues, anti-terror law, and the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2016
August 24: Urban poor coalition Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) gathered in front of the Philippine National Police in Quezon City to protest Duterte and extrajudicial killings linked to the war on drugs. November 18–30: After late president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos was privately buried at the Heroes' Cemetery, a series of protests are organized by youths and militant groups, expressing their disappointment and rage against the burial and the Marcos family. They criticize Duterte for the rising number of killings in the war on drugs since his inauguration as president on June 30. December 11: Celebrating International Human Rights Day, militant groups marched to Mendiola Street in Manila. This is the first protest to feature a mixed effigy of Duterte, along with Ferdinand Marcos, and the United States flag."MGA RALIYISTA, WALA NA RAW TIWALA KAY DUTERTE". (in Tagalog). News5 — via YouTube.
2017 January–June 2017 February 18: About thousands of Catholic people gathered in Manila, opposing the revival of the death penalty and calling for an end of killings amid Duterte's war on drugs. February 25: During the celebration of 31st anniversary of People Power Revolution, an altercation between APO Hiking Society musical group member and Duterte critic Jim Paredes and young pro-Duterte supporters was recorded on phone."24 Oras: Jim Paredes at Duterte Youth na nagpunta sa rally sa EDSA, nagkainitan". (in Tagalog). GMA News — via YouTube. March 8: A protest is organized by the Gabriela Women's Party in Manila as part of the International Women's Day celebrations."International Women's Day, sinabayan ng protesta" (in Tagalog). ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs — via YouTube. March 8 – April 4: A series of protests in Pandi, Bulacan organized by urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) blames Duterte for the slow process of completing housing projects for the poor."#OccupyBulacan | Urban poor group vows to continue barricade in gov’t housing projects" April 5: Demonstrators stage protests against ASEAN Summit held in Cebu. April 28: Militant groups rallied in front of the US Embassy in Manila, "demanding the end of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) and withdrawal of US and Chinese military forces from the South China Sea." May 24: One day after Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao, various groups gather at Mendiola Street, Quezon City, and Quiapo, Manila, calling to revoke its declaration."Bandila: Martial law sa Mindanao, sinalubong ng protesta sa Mendiola". (in Tagalog). ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs — via YouTube. May 29: Demonstrators gather at separate places across Metro Manila to protest martial law in Mindanao."TV Patrol: Martial law, ipinrotesta ng ilang grupo ". (in Tagalog). ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs — via YouTube. June 30: Marking Duterte's first year in office, militant groups stage a protest against the war on drugs, martial law in Mindanao, and others, featuring the angry emojis for the said issue.
July–December 2017 July 2: Following the killings of suspected drug users in Caloocan, about 500 Catholics join the march to call for an end to extrajudicial killings. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan said that the killings are not the solution that will wipe out drug use in the country."TV Patrol: Martsa vs. pagpatay ng 'drug suspects', isinagawa sa Caloocan". ABS-CBN News via YouTube July 18: Youth groups stage a protest at St. Scholastica's Manila, General Santos City, and Cebu City against Duterte's war on drugs. July 21: Eight people stage a flash protest during a Congress session on martial law; the protesters were arrested and detained by police."TV Patrol: Sesyon sa martial law extension, binulabog ng protesta ". (in Tagalog). ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs — via YouTube. July 24: Several groups protest Duterte's second State of the Nation Address. August 18: Kabataan protests the continual killings under the Duterte administration.Youth party joins ‘Black Friday’ protest vs drug killings, state fascism. Kabataan. Archived from the original. August 21: Protests were held at the People Power Monument and other parts of Metro Manila to condemn the killing of 17-year-old student Kian delos Santos during an anti-drug operation in Caloocan on August 16. September 7: Youth groups gathered in front of Camp Crame, the national headquarters of the Philippine National Police, calling for justice for young teenagers — especially Kian delos Santos, Carl Angelo Arnaiz, and Reynaldo de Guzman — killed in the drug war."Grupo ng kabataan nagsagawa ng kilos protesta upang humingi ng hustisya sa kabataang biktima ng EJK" (in Tagalog). UNTV — via YouTube. September 8: Following the series of deaths among teenagers amid the war on drugs, about 700 protesters gathered at the University of the Philippines Diliman."TV Patrol: Serye ng patayan, kinondena ng iba't ibang grupo" (TV Patrol: Series of killings, condemned by various groups.) ABS-CBN News on YouTube. September 11: Coinciding with what would have been the late former President Ferdinand Marcos's 100th birthday, protesters march towards the Heroes' Cemetery, where Marcos was buried ten months before."TV Patrol: Ika-100 kaarawan ni Marcos, sinalubong ng mga protesta". (in Tagalog). ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs — via YouTube. September 15: An effigy of Duterte, along with that of U.S. President Donald Trump, was displayed along the streets of Metro Manila. .
September 21: Also called as the "National Day of Protest", coinciding with the 45th anniversary of the declaration of martial law by former President Ferdinand Marcos, protests were held across Metro Manila."TV Patrol: Mga kilos-protesta, ikinasa sa ika-45 anibersaryo ng batas militar ni Marcos" (in Tagalog). ABS-CBN News on YouTube. September 29: Student activists stormed the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) president's office. The students also accused PUP for being Duterte's "puppet".. (0:01) Yung ating sa administrasyong pasistang... nag-rerepress sa hanay sa iskolar ng bayan, para irehistro yung galit ng iskolar ng bayan sa pagiging tuta ng administrasyong PUP sa rehimen ni Duterte. October 10: A group of farmers, led by former Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano, protested the alleged killing of farmers and call for a stop to the ongoing martial law. Archived from the original. October 14: Cause-oriented group Tindig Pilipinas launched a signature drive urging Duterte to sign a bank secrecy waiver to end doubts on his supposed unexplained wealth."PIRMA HINDI PORMA | Ilang grupo, nanawagan kay Pangulong Duterte na pirmahan ang waiver para buksan ang umanoy secret bank accounts" (SIGNATURE NOT FORMING Some groups, calling on President Duterte to sign the waiver to open the secret bank accounts). News5. Facebook(Archived) October 16–17: Transport group Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON) conducted a nationwide protest against government plans to phase out jeepneys. Several other groups also conducted protests in various locations."Mga larawang nakunan kahapon ng Joint Quick Response Team (JQRT) kung saan makikitang hindi konektado sa jeepney transport strike ang protesta ng ilang militanteng grupo.". Archived from the original. PTV — via Facebook October 19 - Led by Anakbayan, youth groups gathered at the seventh gate of Malacañang Palace, calling for justice for victims of alleged extrajudicial killings and militarization in parts of the country."ANTI-DU30 RALLY Ilang grupo ng kabataan, kinalampag ang Malacañang". Archived from the original. News5. Facebook October 23: About 500 farmers gathered at the Department of Agrarian Reform headquarters to protest the alleged killings of farmers, and calling for land reform."TV Patrol: Ilang magsasaka, nangalampag sa DAR" (in Tagalog). ABS-CBN News. YouTube"LOOK Nasa 500 magsasaka, nag-rally sa labas ng Camp Aguinaldo para iprotesta ang umano'y pagkamatay ng dalawang magsasaka sa ilalim ng administrasyong Duterte". News5. Facebook October 25: About thousands of farmers marched towards Mendiola Street."LOOK Libu-libong magsasaka mula sa iba't ibang panig ng bansa, nagmartsa papuntang Mendiola para iprotesta ang karahasan at isulong ang programa para sa mga magsasaka". News5. Facebook. (Archived) November 5: At an event called "Lord, Heal Our Land" led by Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, about thousands of critics of Duterte attend a mass held at the EDSA shrine. Tindig Pilipinas key people, Senator Antonio Trillanes and Representative Gary Alejano also attended the event."TV Patrol: Panawagan vs. 'EJK', idinaan sa misa at prusisyon". (in Tagalog). ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs — via YouTube. Note: Skip to 1:39 for Alejano and Trillanes. November 8: In Estancia, Iloilo, survivors of Typhoon Yolanda demanded for the justice for the victims of the disaster that struck in the area four years ago, and calling Duterte "useless" despite he was the mayor of Davao City at the time of the disaster. November 9–14: A series of protests erupted in Metro Manila against the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump. November 16: Peasants held a rally at the gate of the Hacienda Luisita to mark the 13th anniversary of Hacienda Luisita massacre. While the groups mainly targeted the Cojuangco-Aquino family, Duterte's name was also displayed on their streamers. November 24 On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, hundreds of women gathered at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, the memorial of the people killed in the extrajudicial killings. University of the Philippines Diliman launches an Oblation Run to protest the first year mark of the controversial burial of late Ferdinand Marcos."OBLATION RUN NGAYONG TAON, MAGSISILBI UMANONG PROTESTA VS. MARCOS BURIAL". November 30: Both anti- and pro-Duterte gathered in separate places across Metro Manila to protest and support Duterte's proposed revolutionary government respectively."Bonifacio Day rallies set to push, protest Duterte's revolutionary gov't". Archived from the original. Rappler. December 1: The Alpha Phi Omega fraternity of the University of the Philippines Diliman call for an end to drug-related killings and the resumption of peace talks between the government and communist rebels, which Duterte formally ceased on November 23. December 6 Militants protest at Camp Aguinaldo, worrying about the imminent crackdown against the rebellion, which Duterte declares the CPP–NPA–NDF as terrorist organization. Evacuees from Mindanao arrived in Metro Manila to protest the extension of martial law."Bandila: Mga bakwit mula Mindanao, tutol sa pagpapalawig ng batas militar". December 7: About hundreds of youths, led by Anakbayan and other groups, gathered along Mendiola Street to protest the series of killings and human rights abuses."TV Patrol: Iba't ibang grupo, nangalampag para sa karapatang pantao" (in Tagalog). ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs — via YouTube. December 11: Militant groups in Naga, Camarines Sur (the hometown of Vice President Leni Robredo), protest the killings in the country as part of the International Human Rights Day celebrations."TV Patrol Bicol - Dec 11, 2017". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs — via YouTube. Note: Skip to 9:07 for the protest. December 13: Militants and students protest the extension of martial law."Bandila: Pagpapalawig ng batas militar sa Mindanao, inulan ng protesta". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs — via YouTube.
2018 January–April