Today: Monday, 20 January 2025 year

A protest was held in the Philippines against US expansion.

A protest was held in the Philippines against US expansion.

Filipinos from the Bayan organization, which brings together various progressive and leftist groups, held a protest in Manila on the day of the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, opposing US military expansion in the Philippines, ABS-CBN reported.

“Members of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) organization held a protest near the American Embassy in Manila on January 20, 2025, the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration as US President,” the publication reports.

The group of protesters opposes US military expansion in the Philippines and growing tensions in the Asia-Pacific region, “asserting the sovereignty of the Filipino people against imperialist interference,” the channel notes.