Members of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) rallied near the United States Embassy on Roxas Boulevard, Manila on Tuesday to protest alleged American intervention in the fighting between government troops and Islamist extremists in Marawi City. Renato Reyes, secretary general of Bayan, said the rally coincided with the 241st Independence Day celebration of the US. The group criticized President Rodrigo Duterte for allowing American soldiers to join the terror war in Mindanao. “We started our walk from Kalaw Street only to find out that the police have occupied this corner,” he said. Del Pilar Street at 9:30 a.m. and after an hour moved to the nearby Padre Faura Street where they held another rally opposing the declaration of martial law in Mindanao.

Source: Manila Times July 04, 2017 06:22 UTC