As the 32nd Balikatan Exercises commenced, militant groups converged before the
The groups,
composed of Kilusang Mayo Uno, League of Filipino Students and Bayan Muna,
among others, also called on the
government to junk treaties between the Philippines and the US including the
Mutual Defense Treaty, Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement and Visiting
Forces Agreement.
According to a report by Dano Tingcungco on Balitanghali, the group claimed that such treaties, including the Balikatan exercises, would only make the country a pawn of theMilitanteng grupo, nagprotesta sa @usembassymanila kasabay ng pagsisimula ng Balikatan exercises. | via Carlo Mateo
Meters away from the US Embassy, the police, armed with shields and truncheons, blocked the path of the protesters, but no confrontation occurred.
The police did not stop protesters from burning a
Thousands of US and Filipino soldiers will take part in the 11-day Balikatan exercises launched Monday.
This is Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) front group anti-US/US military propaganda activity. It occurs annually in conjunction with Exercise Balikatan.
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