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Philippine Police Battle with Protesters
Monday, July 22, 2002
(4:27 PM ET) (20:27 GMT)
The Cable News Network

Protesters burn an effigy of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo during a demonstration in Manila, 22 July 2002.
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U.S. presence on Philippine soil has sparked an outcry among some politicians and members of the public, who say it undermines the country's sovereignty.

MANILA, Philippines -- CNN
As police battled with thousands of protesters, Philippine's president vowed to keep up the pressure on terrorists and kidnappers in her second state of the nation address.

Around 500 anti-riot police blocked 5,000 protesters outside the congress on Monday as they demonstrated against Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and in particular, the presence of U.S. troops in the southern Philippines.

Arroyo vowed to fight poverty and pledged her support to the war on terror.
Image Credit: The Associated Press.

At least 16 people were injured after police used batons and water canons to fight the rock-throwing mob, according to wire reports.

The mostly left-wing activists charged Arroyo with being a puppet of the United States, but the Philippine president said she would carry on with a burgeoning military partnership with Washington.
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