On 14 March 2025, students from the University of the Philippines Diliman and Ateneo de Manila University staged a protest along Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City (Metropolitan Manila, National Capital Region), to push for the immediate start of former President Rodrigo Duterte's trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity linked to his war on drugs.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 14, 2025, university students in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines held a demonstration calling for former President Duterte's ICC trial. The small-scale protest proceeded peacefully on Katipunan Avenue, with current risk level assessed as low.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Metro Manila is a major manufacturing hub in the Philippines with concentrated electronics and semiconductor assembly facilities, but direct production disruptions are limited given the current scale and location of the protest
• Temporary impact on traffic flow around Katipunan Avenue is possible, but minimal effect on logistics transportation as it is distant from access routes to major ports (Manila Port, Batangas Port)
• Currently classified as peaceful demonstration with no direct threats to industrial facilities or infrastructure

3) Watch points

• Need to track potential expansion of protests and possibility of spread to areas near major industrial complexes in Metro Manila (Laguna, Cavite)
• Monitor risk of anti-government sentiment spreading to target foreign investment companies within the Philippines during heightened political tensions