The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) said it is launching next week what it called #BanTrumpPH campaign.
“A Trump effigy depicting the US leader as the fascist CEO of US imperialism is being readied in Manila. The #BanTrumpPH campaign is set to kick off next week,” Bayan said in a statement.
Bayan noted that “Trump’s Asia tour comes in the wake of domestic scandals involving Trump’s election campaign officials.”
“His last-minute decision to join the East Asia Summit appears to be damage control, a desperate move to project strong US leadership during a crisis-fi lled presidency,” it said.
Bayan also said that Trump has been seeking to “maintain the grossly unequal relations between the US and the Philippines.”
“He wants to make the Philippine government and Duterte proxies in the US conflict with North Korea. Trump seeks expanded US military presence in the Philippines, in the guise of fighting ISIS, to be able to project US military power in the region against China,” the group said.
“Don’t expect Trump to speak out on human rights in the Philippines as his regime cares little about the issue, here and anywhere in the world. Don’t be surprised if he commits increased military aid to the Duterte government despite its bloody human rights record,” Bayan said.
It noted that “the US supports the Philippine counter-insurgency program as well as Martial Law in Mindanao. Expect Trump to give Duterte the thumbs up.”
