#AquinoResign

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#philippineENDependenceDay Guerilla Theater #AquinoResign

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U.S. counterterrorism personnel played a hidden but key role in a bungled commando operation in the Philippines that resulted in dozens of deaths and a political scandal, according to a government investigation released Tuesday in Manila.

At least six Americans were present at a Philippine command post during the ill-fated January raid and supplied Philippine forces with surveillance data collected by U.S. aircraft, the investigation found. One of the Americans went so far as to order a Philippine army general to call in artillery fire, though the general angrily refused, investigators found.

The investigation by the Philippine Senate contradicts past statements from U.S. officials that Americans played no role in the operation except to help evacuate wounded Philippine police officers from a prolonged gun battle with Islamist rebels on the island of Mindanao. The raid targeted two terrorist suspects with multimillion-dollar U.S. bounties on their heads but ended in a deadly ambush, with 44 police officers and four civilians dead.

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channeling rilke while chanting with militant filipinos who got nothing but love for the homeland: "my blood is alive with many voices telling me that i am made of longing." #philippines #aquinoresign #usoutofph (at Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco)

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#SaveMaryJane Mary Jane Veloso is a trafficked migrant worker who is currently on death row. JUSTICE for all trafficked workers! #philippineENDependenceDay #AquinoResign

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@kapitbisignetwork East Coast Team at #philippineENDependenceDay #AquinoResign

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#philippineENDependenceDay #AquinoResign Join us on 36th and Madison!

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Part 2 of Joshel's speech. #savemaryjaneveloso #anakbayanny #anakbayanusa #Aquinoresign

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Joshel Melgarejo of #anakbayanny speaking about Mary Jane Veloso and forced migration in the Philippines. #Anakbayan #anakbayanusa #savemaryjaneveloso #Aquinoresign

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Filipino youth from #anakbayanny and @anakbayannj rallying outside the Philippine Consulate in NYC for Mary Jane Veloso. #savemaryjaneveloso #Anakbayan #anakbayanusa #Aquinoresign

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Manila, Philippines: International Women's Day 2015 - "Aquino resign! U.S. out now!" March 8, 2015

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Filipino activists in the U.S. call for Aquino's ouster

SAN FRANCISCO – In a nationwide protest held February 24, ahead of the 29th anniversary of the People Power Revolution that toppled the Marcos dictatorship, activists demanded the resignation of President Benigno Aquino III.

Bayan-USA, the international chapter of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan or Bayan (New Patriotic Alliance), organized simultaneous rallies in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Seattle.

In San Francisco, dozens of students and community members joined the march from Market and Powell streets to the Philippine Consulate on Sutter.

“We’re asking President Aquino to resign based on his presidency,” Irma Bajar, Gabriela’s vice chair for international relations, told Manila Mail. “It is our duty as Filipino Americans to let the Filipinos know that we want the truth, we want [Aquino] to be accountable. We have seen in the latest incident of Mamasapano that he clearly is still working with the United States. And he’s not thinking about the people. He’s basically a puppet of the U.S. and is not being accountable. He’s been hiding the truth and we’re demanding that he resign.”

The Mamasapano incident refers to an anti-terrorism operation in January that led to the slaughter of over 70 Filipino civilians and policemen.

“A lot of people have seen that his interest is more of the capitalist interest or corporate interest, of pleasing the United States. Specifically on behalf of Gabriela, the women and children are the most affected by his presidency and his corruption. And we’re tired and we demand that he does resign,” Bajar said.

Bernadette Ellorin, chairperson of Bayan-USA, noted in a press handout that there has been increasing U.S. economic domination and militarization in the Philippines since Aquino came to power in 2010.

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Manila, Philippines: Black Friday Protest for Truth & Accountability on Mamasapano

Friday, February 20 - 3pm

Plaza MIranda, Manila

Aquino and US gov’t have criminal accountability in Mamasapano carnage

“The United States government and BS Aquino are criminally accountable for the death of innocent civilians and the 44 men of the Special Action Force commandos on the mission to kill Zulkifli bin Hir known as “Marwan”, a US-identified enemy. The truth about the culpability of both Aquino and the US governments is clear. BS Aquino should stop foot dragging and start owning up his responsibility in the carnage,” said Marie Hilao-Enriquez, Karapatan chairperson.