Filipinos protest outside US embassy on revolution anniversary

‘Filipinos have rallied and clashed with police outside the US Embassy in capital Manila as thousands more marched to mark the anniversary of a revolution that ousted a US-backed dictator over 30 years ago.
Anti-riot police blasted the protesters with water cannons on Saturday after the crowd managed to form a human barricade leading to the embassy gate. Several people were reported to have been injured by the water cannons.
“The police did not do the right thing since we were just expressing our opinion about the oppression of foreign countries and their exploitation of our resources,” said Carlito Badion, spokesperson of the National Alliance of the Filipino Urban Poor, which organized the protest rally.’
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