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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

National News

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President's plan on federalism. rights viiilations in the region.


s expected, antl- and Pro-
Rene Concordia, a member of Peasants' protest
administration raltrYists
gathered in Quezon CitY on FORD; said that their group attended Anakpawis Vice President Ariel
Monday morning to exPress the gathering to Push for Charter Casilao called for the impeachffient
change (Cha-cha). of President Duterte, salng that he
support and dissent to the President as
Some FORD members said theY had not protected the interest of the
they waited for him to deli.ver his fourth
travelled all the way from Benuet, and worlters.
State of the Nation Address (SON$.
le{t as early as a.m. to arriVe early for Casilao claimed that 214 Peasant-
By3 p.m.. police estimated that the 2

crowds had swelled to 5,400. the gathering. activists have been kilted; including
The a-ntiadministration crowd F'lora Baguling, 54, a FORD mem- local leaders of Kilusang Magbubukid
ber, said she came ftom Baguio CitY. ng Pilipinas (KMP), majoriff of them
were stationed in front o{ the St. Pe-
ter's Church while the Pro-Duterte Presidenfs
She said sh-e supported the from Mindanao, Negros and Bicol
groups were positionetl at the IBP programs, most especiallY his cam- regions.
Road. paign against crime and illegal drugs'. The protesters also brought the
She said she noticed adecrnase in the issue on the West Phjlippine Sea, bring-
- security
ing a huge image of a &Tecked fishing
Tb ensure peace and order in l,he incidence of crines in Benguet since
area, the Philippine National Police Duterte became President boat to symbolize the Plight of the
(PNP) <leployed more than 100 human state df the Regio! Address Filipino fishermen and the maritime
rights offrcers and some intellilence Meanwhile the anti-adninistradon incident where a Chinese vessel aleg-
groups, one ofthem the Bagong Alyan- edly rammed a frshing boat and left tlte
operatives to ensure that policemen '
would observe tlie protoc:ols in dealing sang Makabayan TBAYAND in Southern 22 Filipino -crew in the sinking boat.
.with protesters. Luzon, brought manY unPublicized Filipino fishers are most often
"This is not for surveillance on issues in their region to Metro Manila the front-line casualties of this long-
them. This is for thek own safety. Re- as they detivered their own State of running sea row' said Fernando Hicap,
membe4 even these militant protesters the Region Address" or SORA near the national chairperson of Pambansang
do not personally lcrow all thosejoining Philippine Coconut Authority offlee on Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya
them," said General Oscar A.lbayaide, Commonwealth Avenue. ng Pi.lipinas.
chief PNR in a press briefing dwing "This is the heart of our lakbaYan, Artists'group
Aside from forging unities with dtber An organization of artists was set to
his inspection of policemen deployed
sectors from different regioris and retease dudng the SONA a song calling
along Commonwealth Avenue. '
Pro groups demonstrating collectively our force, on Filipinos to protect the country's
The supporiers of President Du- we would like our issues a4d condi- territory from foreign intruders'
"We launch the Artists Fight Back
terte converged at arourd l0 a.m. jn tions made lmown," Shaira Cledera
front ofthe President Corazon Aquino of BAYAN{imog Katagalugan said call today at the PeoPle's SONA in
'many forms, including a new song as-
Elementary School along IBP Road. during the pro$am.
The groups were the "Friends of Rody She said that members of the grouP serting the right to sovereignty over
Duterte (FORD)," D4 Movement for had been on a {our-day caravan arould the West Philippine Sea, titled Atin
FederaLism and Mayor Rodrigo Roa Laguna and Metro Manila before con- AngPilipinas: lpa[thnggol, lpaglaban!
verging in Quezon City Monday morn- (Defend ard Fight{or ow Philippines),
Quterte-National Exeeutive Coordi- a collaboration between CAP's musi-
nating Committee Council (MRRD- ing io -sfed Ight on social issu€is that
have 4otyet been Publicized." cians ald performers to be performed
NECC).
F:irrah Ajoc, national chairperson During their SORA' sector rep- at tlle main program," said the Con-
resentatives tackled the issues on cerned Artists ofthe Philippines (CAP)
o{D4 Movement, told the ManilaBule-
tin that they attended the pro-Duterte ' contractualization, Rice Tarifficdtion in a statement. (with a report from
gatheri-ng to show their support for the LaYr', and the rising number of human Jetrey Damicog)

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