Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
October 19, 2016
During the term of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, activist groups protested in front of the U.S. embassy in Manila on October 19, 2016. They demanded for an end to Oplan Bayanihan, a counter-insurgency campaign, and the pulling out of troops and militias from indigenous people's communities.
The protest was led by national minority groups SANDUGO and Lakbayan ng Pambansang Minorya para sa Sariling Pagpapasya at Makatarungang Kapayapaan.
The protesters surrounded a police vehicle prompting the driver to accelerate the vehicle back-and-forth hitting several people. The angry crowd then threw rocks at the law enforcers and injured 30 police officers. The police used tear gas to disperse about 1,000 anti-U.S. protesters and 30 individuals were arrested.
The Philippine National Police suspended nine officers involved in the violent dispersal of protesters while police chief, Director-General Ronald dela Rosa, pledged to “swiftly and decisively” investigate the conduct of those officers.
On October 20, 2016, the Office of the Ombudsman charged 10 policemen after complaints were filed against them related to the dispersal. On October 29, 2016, 28 police officers from the Manila Police Department filed counter-charges against the protesters for illegal assembly, direct assault on a person in authority, physical injury, resisting arrest and malicious mischief.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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