Labour activists are marching towards the presidential palace in Manila, demanding the government double the national minimum wage following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s declaration of a national energy emergency.
Oil prices in the Philippines have more than doubled since the US and Israel launched attacks against Iran, and protesters warn the cost of basic goods and services will rise sharply.
They are calling for the suspension of fuel taxes, price caps on essential commodities, and the scrapping of the oil deregulation law, which they say gives businesses control over fuel pricing.
Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo reports from Manila.
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