2,000 join ‘Sona ng Bayan’ protest in Bacolod, demand living wages

BACOLOD CITY — Around 2,000 protesters joined a “Sona ng Bayan” rally in Bacolod City on Monday, ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address, calling for greater government accountability, an end to corruption, and higher wages.

The demonstrators, led by the Taumbayan Ayaw sa Magnanakaw at Abusado Network Alliance (TAMA ...