Protesters Burn Chinese Flags Ahead Of Duterte’s SONA 2019
SONA 2019 – Protesters burn Chinese flags hours before President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2019.
On July 22, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will be giving his 4th State of the Nation Address at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City.
The 74-year-old chief executive will be discussing the major issues in the country faced by his countrymen.
Malacañang Palace spokesperson Salvador Panelo said President Duterte’s topic include criminality, economy, illegal drugs, rebellion, corruption, and the West Philippine Sea dispute.
In a report, 8,000 police officers will be deployed in Batasang Pambansa to prevent any untoward incident.
However, the cops just can’t stop the protesters to express their anguish towards the Presidents friendship with China and the US on the SONA day.
Based on a report from ABS-CBN News, the protesters torched the Chinese and American flags ahead of Rodrigo Duterte’s speech.
The protester was posted along the Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City chanting: “China, layas!”
According to the report, those protesters were fisher folks from Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog.
The angry protesters brought creative placards and streamers with calls to impeach Rodrigo Duterte. They complained about the president’s “treachery against the country and the people.”
National chairperson of Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas, Fernando Hicap, spoke in behalf of the protesters.
“Filipino fishers are most often the front-line casualties of this long-running sea row and have been enduring the Chinese-perpetrated violence and intimidation on a regular fishing basis,” Hicap said.
Based on the report, Fernando Hicap said he and other protesters will file an impeachment case against the President after the SONA.
He also urged those in who are seated at the 18th congress to support their impeachment complaint.
“We have high hopes that this would be Mr. Duterte’s 4th and final state of the nation. The fishers are sick and tired of his pack of lies and rhetoric to cover-up his incompetence and criminal neglect to advance the interest of the country and the Filipino people,” he said.
PANOORIN: Sinunog ng mga militanteng grupo sa Commonwealth Ave ang mga ginawang watawat ng Tsina at US ilang oras bago ang #SONA2019 | via @RayaCapulong pic.twitter.com/Ids0HKFloC
— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) July 22, 2019
We can all hope that the president will settle his issue with the poor fishermen who are allegedly bullied by the Chinese at the West Philippine Sea.
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