Cavite, Laguna protesters headed to People Power anniversary blocked by police

Protesters from the provinces heading to commemorations of the 38th anniversary of the People Power Revolution claim they were blocked by the police over the weekend, according to the Alyansang Makabayan Timog Katagalugan (Bayan TK).

According to the group, they were initially headed to the Embassy of the United States to hold a protest action but their jeepneys were blocked by police in Bacoor in Cavite, and Los Baños and Sta. Rosa in Laguna.

The group said one of its members tried to question the police as to why they were being blocked, but the authorities did not provide any response. Bayan countered that such action did not have any legal basis.

This comes as the country commemorates the 38th anniversary of the People Power Revolution which ousted the late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. from power, ending a 20-year dictatorship that was marred by allegations of human rights abuses, cronyism and corruption.

GMA News has reached out to the Philippine National Police (PNP) for comment on the matter, but no response has been received as of posting time.—RF, GMA Integrated News