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Protests against Benigno Aquino III
Petsa	2012–2016 (main phase)

Protests against Benigno Aquino III occurred during his presidency from 2010 until 2016.

Background

Benigno Aquino III, president of the Philippines (2010-2016)

Karagdagang impormasyon: Noynoying

Noynoying is a protest tactic in the form of neologism which critics of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III have used to question his work ethic, alleging inaction on Aquino's part on the issues of disaster response and of rising oil prices. A play on the term planking and Aquino's nickname, "Noynoy", Noynoying involves posing in a lazy manner, such as sitting idly while resting their heads on one hand and doing nothing.

The cause of that protest is because of the following:

• Oil price hikes
• Tuition hikes and education crisis
• Jobs and wages
• Land reform
• Migrant concerns
• Prosecution of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and KKK
• Human rights
• Disasters

Protests

State of the Nation Address

On March 15, 2012, youth students stage the protest caravan in the streets of Metro Manila to protests the country's issues such as oil prices under the presidency of Aquino.

On the day of Aquino's 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA), protesters held a rally around the streets in Metro Manila.

On the day of Aquino's 5th SONA on July 28, 2014, about 7,000 protesters held a rally bringing the placards that bears the message condemning the various issues and the effigies of Aquino, which they burned. At 5 pm, militant groups attempt to storm the police barricade with barb wire installed. As the protesters trying to dismantle the barricade, the police forced to use a water cannon at the protesters. The militants eventually retreat and they failed to breach the barricade. According to Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), six protesters were injured with two of them allegedly electrocuted by the police. No police were injured despite the rallyists throwed the rocks onto them. According to the police, they enforced "maximum tolerance" and also added that the water cannon would have not been used if the rallyists did not approach to the barricade.

On the other hand, other protesters also held a rally at Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. Aside from Aquino, some protesters also targeted Senator Franklin Drilon and Budget Secretary Florencio Abad via acronym of PDAP (Philippines Development Assistance Program). Protesters from Southern Tagalog held a rally in carnival theme. Among the present is activist Mae Paner, also known as Juana Change, who formerly campaigned for Aquino in the 2010 presidential election. They artfully vandalized the road pavement by drawing the caricature of Aquino as a form of protest.

On the day of Aquino's 6th and final SONA on July 27, 2015, they held a rally despite heavy rains. Eventually, seven police officers and 34 protesters were injured during the scuffle between both sides. Because of the police barricade, they failed to reach Batasan Pambansa where the president made an address. On the other side, the protesters also held their own program where they condemned the issues the president did not mention on his speech such as poor state of workers, poverty, and "rotten" government services such as the disorganized Metro Rail Transit Corporation.

Other events

Outside the Philippines, during Aquino's 4-day visit in New York City on September 24, 2014, he was met by the protests conducted by the branches of known Philippine militant groups.