Activities related to the observance of Labor Day alongside the transport strike were “generally peaceful,” the National Capital Region Police Office said yesterday, although militant groups briefly clashed with police in a protest near the US embassy in Manila.
Police prevent protesters from marching along T.M. Kalaw Avenue toward the US embassy in Manila during a rally marking Labor Day yesterday.MANILA, Philippines — Activities related to the observance of Labor Day alongside the transport strike were “generally peaceful,” the National Capital Region Police Office said yesterday, although militant groups briefly clashed with police in a protest near the US embassy in Manila.
Among the places monitored were the Quirino Grandstand in Ermita, Manila; Plaza Rajah Sulayman in Malate, Manila; Vinson’s Hall UP Diliman in Quezon City; National Library of the Philippines in Ermita, Manila and along Welcome Rotonda in Quezon City. Members of Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino disbanded another police barricade near the corner of Recto and Morayta and marched toward Mendiola. Their program finished before 10 a.m.
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