Tag: Black Friday protest

‘Forgive me,’ ex-Peru leader Fujimori says after pardon protests

by Carlos Mandujano and Francisco Jara Agence France Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) — Peru’s ailing former leader Alberto Fujimori on Tuesday asked the public for forgiveness, two days after receiving a presidential pardon that sparked street protests. “I am aware that the results of my government were well received on one side, but I admit that I have let down other compatriots, and I ask them to forgive me with all my heart,” Fujimori said […]

Black Friday protest, itinuloy ng iba’t ibang militanteng grupo sa Quirino Grandstand

Hindi nagpatinag sa ulan ang ibat ibang militanteng grupo at estudyante para isagawa ang Black Friday Protest sa Quirino Grandstand sa Maynila. Mula sa ibat ibang paaralan sa ka-Maynilaan, nagmartsa ang mga ito patungong Luneta upang kondenahin ang ginawang paglilibing sa mga labi ng dating pangulong Ferdinand Marcos sa libingan ng mga Bayani, isang linggo na ang nakakalipas. Dala ng mga ito ang isang effigy ng bangkay ng dating diktador habang nakaitim ang karamihan sa […]

Black Friday protest will not lead to People Power

QUEZON City, Philippines – Presidential Communications Office Assistant Secretary Anna Marie Banaag admitted that it was President Rodrigo Duterte himself that gave permission on the protests conducted by anti-Marcos groups regarding the internment of the late President Ferdinand Marcos in the Libingan ng mga Bayani. As such, the Malacañang is confident that the anti-Marcos’ Black Friday protest will not lead to a People Power to oust the President out of power.

PNP prepares for Black Friday protest of anti-Marcos activists

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police (PNP) is preparing for the planned protest actions of anti-Marcos groups on Friday, November 25. According to PNP Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa, he has already advised police to exercise maximum tolerance on what is called as “Black Friday” protest. Several anti-Marcos activist groups are staging the rallies to protest the burial of the late President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.