Thousands rally for and against Philippine president

‘Thousands of Filipinos have rallied for and against President Rodrigo Duterte whose policies, including a heavy-handed war on drugs, have made him both controversial and hugely popular.
Riot police were deployed across the capital Manila on Thursday to keep rival protesters apart amid fears of possible confrontation between the two sides.
Anti-Duterte protesters used the 45th anniversary of the start of late Ferdinand Marcos’s dictatorship to warn that the current president would one day deliver on his threat to declare nationwide military rule.
Left-wing and human rights groups rallied in numerous areas of the capital, including at the foot of a bridge leading to the presidential palace. A few thousands marched at a university area, yelling “Never again, never again to martial law.”‘
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