Rome, Italy 28/04/2014
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| Lightning protest rally at Pzza. Vittorio Emmanuelle 27/04/2014 (Photo: UMANGAT-MIGRANTE) |
The OFW group Ugnayan ng Manggagawqang Migrante Tungo sa
Pag-inlad (UMANGAT-MIGRANTE) held a mass leaflet distribution at the portals of
Vatican City in the morning followed by a successful lightning protest
manifestation in the afternoon at Vittorio Emanuelle Plaza in Rome drawing attention
of onlookers of many nationalities, yesterday, 27 April 2014. Some of the
onlookers from Pakistan and Nigeria also joined later and engaged in a brief discussions on the motives of Obama’s visit
and the issue of US imperialism.
The leaflet reads : We, the Filipino migrants of Italy strongly protest against the
visit of US Pres. Barrack Obama to the Philippines. It is not a friendly visit.
The imminent visits to Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines are in
line with the US strategic military “pivot” and the Trans Pacific Partnership
Agreement (TPPA). Obama’s visit brings with it the US imperialist agenda of
entrenching US hegemony in Asia in light of China’s rise as a major regional
power, in order to continue imposing itself as the preeminent economic and
military power in the Asia-Pacific region. While we condemn China’s incursions
into Philippine territory in the West Philippine Sea, we see the new PH-US
military agreement as far more dangerous and violates Philippine sovereignty.
Along with
the military agreement, Obama will also push forward the so-called
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), a US dominated ‘free’ trade
agreement and convince pres. Aquino to change the provisions of Philippine
Constitution Charter Change of Cha Cha, that blocks the implementation of the
said agreement.
The people of
the world demand an end to US imperialism and its long history of wars and
exploitation. We oppose US imperialism’s desperate efforts to entrench itself
in the Asia-Pacific and other global regions through war and plunder. The
people want to end the brutal regime of US bases, armed intervention, drone
strikes, and other brazen violations of national and the people’s sovereignty.
The people oppose highly damaging neoliberal economic dictates aimed at passing
on the burden of the crisis of imperialism to the peoples of the world.
NO TO US BASES IN THE
PHILIPPINES! NO TO CHARTER CHANGE!
CONDEMN THE US ATTEMPTS TO
REOCCUPY THE PHILIPPINES!!!
US troops out of Asia and the Pacific!
Resist neo-liberal economic dictates! Fight the TPPA!
Peoples of the world unite against imperialism and all reaction!
Long live international solidarity!
The group later proceeded to their HQ nearby at Via Giolitti to assess
the day’s procedures and discuss activities for the coming Labor day and the
annual event Umangat Family Day to be held on June 2014.
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