Ousting Arroyo: the Filipino struggle for justice

From IndyMedia:

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has long been facing calls for her exit or removal from Malacañang because of her government’s imposition of anti-national and anti-people policies. More recently, renewed and well-substantiated allegations that she cheated her way to victory in the 2004 election have added fuel to the fire. The outbreak of large anti-Arroyo protests commenced with a big rally in Quezon City on June 23, followed by bigger and bigger mobilizations in Makati City and Manila through the first three weeks of July.

The tempo of public outrage would lead to calls for Arroyo’s resignation even from a number of her former allies, including the so-called Hyatt 10, the Liberal Party, and former President Corazon Aquino. These would also bring about the filing of three impeachment complaints against the President ... Read on

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