Ginawaran ng pansamantalang kalayaan ang anim na kabataang aktibista matapos arestuhin ng kapulisan noong Araw ng Paggawa habang iprinoprotesta ang mababang sahod, jeepney phase out at Balikatan Exercises.
Demonstrators stand their ground while being sprayed by water from a water canon during a Labour Day rally outside the US Embassy in Manila on May 1, 2023.MANILA, Philippines —
LOOK: Progressive groups gather in front of the Manila Police District HQ in Ermita, Manila to express their support for the 'Mayo Uno 6' activists arrested during a labor day rally in front of the U.S Embassy. |Apat sa mga naaresto ay estudyante ng University of the Philippines habang dalawa sa nalalabi ay mga kabataang aktibista mula sa Anakbayan Caloocan, ayon sa, ito habang inirereklamo ang arbitrary detention ng anim.
"To protest for national sovereignty, humane working conditions, and higher wages is justified. By arresting the 6 youth activists, the state lays bare where its allegiances lie: with the US, China, and with big capitalists–foreign and local–who exploit workers. Marcos Jr., as head if the state, is accountable for the police's actions.
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