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Altermidya on Twitter @altermidya:

PHOTOS: Fil-Am, US progressives held a protest in Times Square, New York City last July 31 in condemnation of the Indo-Pacific tour of U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

This, according to the groups, is an obvious effort from the US to add fuel to the tension in the region as China continues to threaten its position as the global superpower. Protesters fear that the Philippines might become the 'next Ukraine' as the US grants $500 million to the country for military aid amid the tension in the West Philippine Sea. Peace-loving Filipinos and Americans call for an end the United States' war provocations in different parts of the world.

AlterMidya on Twitter @altermidya:

'Blinken, go home. Stop US military intervention and genocide'

Filipino progressives held a lightning rally at Mendiola in Manila City today, March 19, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to hold a meeting with PH Pres. Marcos Jr.

This is the second state visit of US Sec. Blinken to the Philippines since August 2022.

Amirah Lidasan of Sandugo said that every time US politicians visit the country, disaster and plunder is sure to follow.

Right after US Sec. Blinken's 2022 visit, the PH government approved the entry of US military troops into the country's military bases under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).

Elle Buntag from the League of Filipino Students (@/LFSPhilippines) ended the protest saying that it must be clear to all Filipinos that the US is not here to save us from China, but are visiting for their own economic benefits to plunder more of our rich natural resources in the countryside.

Before dispersing, the protesters ripped apart a US flag as a symbol of their condemnation for the ongoing meeting between the US and Philippine government.

AlterMidya on Twitter @altermidya:

Ngayong June 12, nagprotesta ang mga progresibong grupo sa US Embassy sa Manila para ipanawagan ang pagwawakas sa panghihimasok ng Estados Unidos sa Pilipinas.

Bakit itinuturing nila bilang pinakamalaking 'banta sa kalayaan' ng Pilipinas ang Estados Unidos? Panoorin!

2024 Jun. 12

News5 on Twitter @News5PH:

Nagprotesta ang mga mangingisda ng PAMALAKAYA sa tapat ng Camp Aguinaldo sa Quezon City nitong Biyernes, May 10. Tinutulan nila ang pagpatupad ng no-sail zone sa ilang bahagi ng Ilocos Sur at Zambales sa gitna ng Balikatan Exercise.

[The fisherfolk of PAMALAKAYA protested in front of Camp Aguinaldo in QC this Friday, May 10. They are opposing the implementation of the no-sail zones in several parts of Ilocos Sur and Zambales amidst the Balikatan Exercise.]

Anila, mahigit 13,000 mangingisda at tindero ng isda ang apektado dahil sa no-sail zone.

[According to them, more than 13k fisherfolk and fish vendors will be affected by the no-sail zones.]

Pinangambahan din nila ang maaaring epekto ng katatapos lang na joint military exercises sa marine ecosystem.

[They are also worried about the possible effects the joint military exercises may have on the marine ecosystem.]

📷: PAMALAKAYA (Facebook)

Filipino-American activists protested Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s visit to the United States for the first trilateral U.S.-Japan-Philippines leaders’ summit on April 11.

In a statement, Brittany Tabora of Anakbayan-DC and Bayan-DMV said that it is critical for Filipinos around the world to know that Filipinos in the US do not stand for Marcos.

For the progressive groups, the trilateral summit is among the series of efforts to leverage the Philippines’ strategic geo-political location for economic and military benefit as tensions rise between the U.S. and China, “at the expense of the sovereignty of the Philippines, the economic conditions of Filipino workers, and the health of the environment.”

"We’re here bringing the voices of the Filipino people to oppose the trilateral summit that’s happening around the US, Philippines and Japan. The US government talks about bringing economic growth, prosperity, clean energy and peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. But we know this is a guise for more war and militarism in the Asia Pacific region and also an opportunity to perpetuate unequal economic and military agreements,” said Julie Jamora of Malaya Movement USA.

A progressive fisherfolk group warned that the upcoming Philippines-Japan-Australia-US joint naval drills could increase tensions in the West Philippine Sea at the "further expense" of Filipino fisherfolk.

"It is the Filipino fisherfolk all over again who will bear the brunt of China’s retaliation against these provocative naval drills with other countries," said PAMALAKAYA national chairperson Fernando Hicap on Saturday.

"It has been proven that foreign military exercises did not dispel Chinese Coast Guard vessels from our territorial waters. On the contrary, Chinese forces have increased rapidly in response to the successive joint maritime exercises conducted by the Philippines and the US," he added.

"So why does the Marcos Jr. administration keep on joining military exercises with other countries in our seas?"

While PAMALAKAYA understands that the Philippines needs support from the international community to pressure China to leave Manila's territorial waters, Hicap said that the country needs to be wary of other superpowers that take advantage of the dispute in advancing their economic and geopolitical interests.

Beijing continues to maintain its presence within the West Philippine Sea even after the Permanent Court of Arbitration in 2016 invalidated the former's claim to almost the entire South China Sea.

The group said that they would continue to assert that the Philippines should stand on its own feet at fight for its national sovereignty peacefully and diplomatically using international laws that recognizes its EEZ.

Philippine Collegian, official student publication of UP Diliman, on Twitter @phkule:

Pambansang soberanya ang pinatambol na panawagan ng mga progresibong grupo ngayong Araw ng Kagitingan, sa tapat ng Chinese Consulate sa Makati. Pinangunahan ng Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas at Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) ang pagkilos bilang pagsulong sa soberanya ng Pilipinas. Ito, habang tumitindi ang panghihimasok at panggigipit ng mga dayuhang bansa sa West Philippine Sea (WPS).

Babala ng grupong Bayan, na kabalintunaan sa layon nito, inilalapit lamang ni Marcos Jr. sa giyera ang Pilipinas. Kinundena rin ng grupo ang pagtatayo ng mga base-militar ng Estados Unidos sa bansa habang lumalala ang tensyon sa WPS.

Muling magkakasa ng pagkilos ang mga naturang grupo kasabay ng White House summit sa pagitan ng Estados Unidos, Japan, at Pilipinas sa Huwebes.

Mga larawan kuha ni Gie Rodenas

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The police barricaded the protesters in Kalaw but the protesters were able to pass through and march near the US Embassy. The police attempted to disperse the protesters, some of them were injured after they were hit with truncheons. Minutes later, the police used a water cannon against them.

During the program, activist leaders denounced the police dispersal and arrest of the six activists.

Gabriela Secretary General Clarice Palce said, “The police prevent us from getting near the US Embassy but American troops freely occupy our land and seas,” she said in Filipino, referring to the Balikatan exercise with the US.