PH does not need US in WPS dispute -progressive groups

Progressive groups gathered along Mendiola Street on Tuesday to protest against United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to the Philippines, emphasizing that the country did not need the help of a former colonizer."The country’s assertion of sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea against China’s aggression should not involve the opportunistic meddling of a former colonizer," Bagong Alyansang Makabayan said in a statement.

Their meeting comes on the heels of heightened tensions between the Philippines and China over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.The progressive groups said they condemned the meeting for it would only benefit the US and Marcos."Alam nating hindi natin kailangan ang tulong ng US. Kaya malinaw ang araw na ito, na iniwasto natin dito mismo sa kapaanan ng Mendiola, ang ating pagtutol.

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