Several Filipino organizations from the Bay Area have rallied outside of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco to condemn Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. after he delivered the annual state address in his country.  

One direction of traffic on the 450-500 block of Sutter Street was blocked off with about 100 activists of Filipino American groups mobilizing in front of the consulate . They came together holding hand-painted signs and banners to show their dissatisfaction with Marcos Jr.’s insufficient support for working Filipinos who are struggling to make ends meet amid the country’s economic challenges.  

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.