QC provides Libreng Sakay to commuters
Commuters wait for public transport along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on Monday morning, October 16, 2023, as the nationwide transport strike led by Manibela starts. Several agencies and local governments provided free rides to assist commuters. Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Fleeing the war, families search for safer grounds
A Palestinian boy carries his pet bird in a cage as families leave their homes following an Israeli attack on the Rafah refugee camp, in the southern of Gaza Strip on Sunday. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8. Mohammed Abed, AFP
Transport workers push for franchise extension, call out corruption
Transport group Manibela conducts a jeepney strike en route to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Bureau (LTFRB) headquarters in Quezon City and Mendiola in Manila on October 16, 2023. The group called out alleged corruption within the LTFRB, and asked for the suspension of the implementation of the jeepney modernization program and the extension of the validity of their franchises. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Women march for land rights, food security on World Food Day
Members of different grassroots and women’s organizations hold scarecrows as they march along agriculture-related departments in Quezon City on World Food Day, October 16, 2023. The group urged the government to introduce policies that would ensure food security, through policies that would strengthen local food production and provide support to farmers and fishermen. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Marcos wants half of cars on the road to be EVs by 2040
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gets on board one of the models of electric vehicle manufacturer Dongfeng Motors Philippines during its launch in Pasig City on October 16, 2023, as former Governor Chavit Singson, of the official distributor Legado Philippines looks on. Marcos wants 50 percent of cars on Philippine roads to be electric vehicles by 2040. KJ Rosales, PPA pool
