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was taken from Bulatlat, the Philippines's alternative weekly
newsmagazine (www.bulatlat.com, www.bulatlat.net, www.bulatlat.org).
Vol. VI, No. 4, March 8, 2006
Martsa ng Kababaihan (Women’s March) BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN Under the theme “A woman’s place is in the
struggle! Oust Gloria,” around 12,000 women marched along Ayala Avenue towards
the Ninoy Aquino Monument in Paseo de Roxas, Makati City where they held a
program to commemorate International Women’s Day. The Martsa ng Kababaihan (Women’s
March) gathered different groups belonging to different political organizations
and alliances such as Gabriela, the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan or New
Patriotic Alliance), Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU or May First Movement), Welga
Kababaihan, Laban ng Masa, National Coalition of Concerned Volunteers (NCCV),
United Middle Class (UMC), and the Partido ng Masa (PM or Party of the Masses).
The groups called for the ouster of Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who is facing
charges of election fraud and human rights violations. Earlier, Gabriela members held a short
program at Welcome Rotonda that sits at the boundary of Manila and Quezon City,
and a wreath laying ceremony at the Gabriela Silang Monument also in Makati.
Meanwhile, simultaneous protests were held
in other provinces such as Nueva Ecija, Bacolod, Iloilo, Davao and Cebu.
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Posted 5:55 p.m. March 8, 2006