Protest march kicks off vs Pax Silica, Trump in Asean meet

Inquirer.net - Nov 13, 2026

LUCENA CITY, QUEZON, Philippines — More than a thousand faculty members, employees and students of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) staged a campus-wide walkout on Thursday to oppose the controversial Pax Silica initiative and to protest the anticipated visit of United States President Donald Trump for the 49th Association of Southeast Asian

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