Members of the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) gathered and lit candles yesterday at Plaza Miranda in Manila to dramatize their objection to the fighting in Zamboanga City. KMU secretary-general Roger Soluta said the government is carrying out the war against the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in an attempt to cover up the pork barrel controversy. “We light these candles to call for an immediate end to the war and to call for vigilance among Filipinos,” he said. “This war was launched in an attempt to divert the public’s attention away from the pork barrel scandal and is causing so much death and destruction.” In a statement, KMU said the MNLF already held two peace marches in the past, but that they were met with violence from the military when it held the march in Zamboanga City for the administration to stem the public’s rising anger.
Posted on: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 01:09:07 +0000
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