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| The protest was held outside the Consulate building in Admiralty |
Domestic workers belonging to the Bayan Muna party-list in Hong Kong staged a protest outside the Philippine Consulate offices in Admiralty on Feb. 25 to mark to the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power revolution that ousted the late president Ferdinand Marcos, Sr.
The protesters held up posters saying that the son of the deposed leader and incumbent president, Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., should be
held to account for his father’s corruption which they said continues to
cripple the country’s economy.
“Kahit
pa pilit binubura ni Pangulong BongBong Marcos sa kalendaryo ang EDSA ay hindi
nagpatinag ang mamamayan sa loob at labas ng bansa para ipakita ang lakas at
labanan ang masama, marumi, makadayuhan, marahas at korap na
gobyernong Marcos Jr,” said Lai Besana, Bayan Muna spokesperson.
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(Even if President Bongbong Marcos tries hard
to blot out the EDSA anniversary from the calendar, Filipinos inside and outside
the country remainresolute in fighting against the evil, dirty pro-foreign,
forceful and corrupt government of Marcos, Jr.)
The protesters said the EDSA revolution that
booted the Marcos family from power in 1986 was not a simple struggle between
political rivals but was the result of the people’s uprising against a
dictator.
They said Marcos Jr’s failure to address the
country’s problems are what drives millions of Filipinos to leave the country
so they can provide for their families.
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After three years as president, Besana said
Marcos Jr. has failed to lift Filipinos from poverty.
Secretary General Baneng Mendez hit out at
what she called the crisis of poverty, unemployment and corruption that continues
under the Marcos administration.
She cited as an example the apparent hesitancy
of the Philippine Senate to immediately convene a hearing of the impeachment
complaint filed against Vice President Sara Duterte by the House of
Representatives.
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The protesters also expressed fear that
massive cheating could happen with the first internet voting for overseas
Filipinos that will be held from Apr 13 to May 12..
With just over a month to go before the
landmark voting process, most overseas electors are still in the dark as to how
they could vote, said Besana.
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