Protesters condemn US policies as ASEAN summit begins in Manila
Nov 15, 2026
Hundreds of students have camped out since Friday.
These students are protesting the attendance
of U.S. President Donald Trump at the summit.
They're furious that U.S. policy,
President Trump started the Iran war and has caused
prices to spike in the Philippines,
not just oil prices, but prices of basic commodities.
They're also protesting a U.S.-led...
artificial intelligence supply chain initiative called Pax Silica
and on the part of the
Philippines they will be or they're planning
to build an artificial intelligence hub in
the northern Philippines.
Now they're concerned that indigenous people will be displaced by this
manufacturing hub and they're concerned that the Philippines water
and mineral resources will be
depleted by this project and you can see there they have a simulation
...of a jail where behind
the bars you see Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing.
They say he needs to get jailed for war crimes.
And on the building right behind the protest,
ahead of the protest, they actually put up that banner
portraying Myanmar President Min Aung
Hlaing getting arrested for war crimes so
they're protesting Myanmar's military
backed government they say has been
committing killings of civilians has displaced millions
of people in Myanmar