Labor unions and supporters of current vice president Leni Robredo staged a large protest on International Labor Day, ahead of the country's presidential election in which Robredo runs for office.

The footage filmed on May 1 shows large crowds marching down a street in Quezon City in the Manila area. They're holding up banners and are overwhelmingly dressed in pink, the campaign colour of Robredo.

The current vice president is currently trailing front runner Ferdinand Marcos Jr, son of the country's former dictator, who holds a strong lead over Robredo. The election will be on May 9.

Different labor unions and supporters of VP Leni Robredo staged a protest at EDSA Cubao in Quezon City during the International Labor Day celebration.

According to VP Robredo, Filipino workers’ need “just wages,” “protection from abuse,” and “elimination of the old and rotten system” to reach progress.

If she would become the next president of the Philippines, VP Robredo's bid to stop the end-of-contract scheme or "endo", she would push for a version of the security of tenure (SOT) bill that is “acceptable” to both employees and employers, especially for the sake of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which make up 99.5% of operating businesses in the Philippines.