International solidarity movements are standing with the
Filipino people in their opposition to U.S. President Donald
Trump’s visit to the Philippines and the imperialist
agenda being advanced through the ASEAN Summit. As the
Philippine National Police (PNP) threatens to disperse and
arrest protesters for supposedly disrupting the summit, the
international community is making clear: the
Filipino people have every right to protest, and they do not
stand alone.
The real disruption and threat
to people’s lives and rights across the Global South,
Southeast Asia and the Philippines is U.S. imperialism’s
wars of aggression, economic plunder and
militarization—agendas that Trump is bringing to the ASEAN
Summit, with the Marcos government acting as his regional
spokesman in advancing U.S. interests in the
Asia-Pacific.
“Massive protests are being launched
in 23 cities across the world in solidarity with the
Filipino people against Trump’s visit to the Philippines
because the wars and economic attacks launched by the US are
the real cause of disruption and harm to millions of
people’s lives globally”, International League of
Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) General-Secretary Azra Sayeed
said:
“The people of the world have united with the
Filipino people against Trump’s visit to the Philippines.
In more than 23 countries massive protests are being
launched against Trump, his warmongering, neoliberal and
fascist attacks on the people”, Sayeed added.
From
the Philippines to more than 23 countries, protests and
solidarity actions will take place on November 16–18,
coinciding with Trump’s visit and the 49th ASEAN Summit.
Wherever Trump goes, he will be met by people who refuse to
accept his wars, plunder and attacks on their rights and
sovereignty.
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The international community stands with
the Filipino people in rejecting Pax Silica, U.S. military
intervention and the exploitation and displacement of
Indigenous Peoples, peasants and other communities in the
name of so-called economic security and
development.
Trump cannot expect a peaceful
welcome while bringing war and plunder to the region. Marcos
cannot shield his administration from accountability by
hiding behind ASEAN diplomacy. And the PNP cannot silence a
people’s movement through threats of dispersal and
arrest.
On November 16–18, the Filipino
people’s calls will reverberate across the world:
Reject Pax Silica! Trump Out! Advance the Fight
Against Imperialist Wars and
Plunder!
