From GMA News (Jul 4): Protesters on PHL-Am Day blocked near US Embassy
Tension gripped the area near the United States Embassy in Manila Thursday morning after members of a militant group lay down on a part of the road to mark Filipino-American Friendship Day.
No violent confrontation was reported between the police and the Kilusan para sa Pambansang Demokrasya, radio dzBB's Sam Nielsen reported.
KPD members had tried to march near the US Embassy but were blocked before they could reach Roxas Boulevard. This prompted the protesters to briefly lie on the pavement.
Some members of the group tried to sneak toward Roxas Boulevard but were similarly blocked by police personnel.
The embassy was closed for the day to observe US Independence Day.
Meanwhile, the Manila Police District beefed up police presence around the US Embassy premises as it expects more protest actions from other groups.
Anti-riot units were stationed near the embassy to head off protest marches or lightning rallies near the area.
However, the MPD units in the area have instructions to observe maximum tolerance at all times.
The MPD said it expects a protest march to the embassy by the Southern Luzon chapter of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan within the day.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/315906/news/metromanila/protesters-on-phl-am-day-blocked-near-us-embassy
The Kilusan para sa Pambansang Demokrasya (KPD or Movement for National Democracy) is the umbrella front organization for the Marxist-Leninist Party of the Philippines (MLPP), a group based mainly in Central Luzon, that broke away from the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) following the ideological wrangling that took place within the CPP in the mid-1990s. The following organizations are affiliated with the KPD: Manggagawa para sa Kalayaan ng Bayan (MAKABAYAN) - workers;
ReplyDeletePambansang Katipunan ng Makabayang Magbubukid (PKMM) - peasantry; Progresibong Alyansa ng Mangingisda (PANGISDA) - fisherfolk; League of Urban Poor for Action (LUPA) - urban poor; Pagkakaisa ng Kababaihan (KAISA-KA) - women;
Action and Solidarity for the Empowerment of Teachers (ASSERT) - teachers; Youth for Nationalism and Democracy (YND) - youth and students; and Teatrong Bayan (TB) - cultural
On the other hand, the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN or New Patriotic Alliance) is the umbrella front organization of the CPP and has chapters active nationwide.