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| | KaWOMENan -- From GABRIELA Philippines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) |
 | | Led by militant groups like GABRIELA, BAYAN, Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), and League of Filipino Students, the rally was joined by hundreds of allied organizations, NGOs, religious congregations, arts and music groups, and individuals simply concerned with the issues at hand. |
 | | October 22, Manila: GABRIELA Philippines held a ‘cooking rally’ at Plaza Miranda to protest economic policies of the government, and to demand higher wages and better conditions. |
 | | Well over 100 members of GABRIELA partook in the dramatization, which included a portrayal of President Ramos as the ‘chef’ who was ‘cooking the Filipinos alive’ with ‘ingredients’ such as increases in oil price hikes, the peso devaluation, anti-labor laws and other ‘anti-poor’ policies. |
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