Video: People pushed back, beaten by cops at protests on Aquino’s 4th SONA
After asserting their right to assemble beyond blockades put up for President Aquino’s 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA), protesters from different sectors of society were pushed back and beaten by anti-riot police. The violent dispersal ensued even after negotiations for the demonstrators to peacefully transfer to the Northbound lane of Commonwealth Avenue in […]
After asserting their right to assemble beyond blockades put up for President Aquino’s 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA), protesters from different sectors of society were pushed back and beaten by anti-riot police. The violent dispersal ensued even after negotiations for the demonstrators to peacefully transfer to the Northbound lane of Commonwealth Avenue in front of the Ever Gotesco mall.
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Videography by Kenneth Guda
Editing by Ilang-Ilang Quijano and King Catoy