Filipino movement opposes US meddling

A citizens' movement was launched on Wednesday in the Philippines against what organizers called an "insidious attempt" by the United States and the administration of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr "to impose upon us and the rest of the region and the world, a proxy war against China" potentially.

The Koalisyon ng Mamamayan Kontra Giyera, or the Citizens' Coalition Against War, was launched in the capital Manila during a hybrid forum organized by the think tank Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies, or ACPh.

The ACPh has presented a manifesto and spearheaded a signature campaign that denounces the proxy war and the expansion of US military access in the Philippines, as mandated by bilateral agreements such as the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, the Mutual Defense Treaty and the Visiting Forces Agreement.