Jeers at Lafayette, cheers at the Ritz

WASHINGTON---Filipino Americans with sharply contrasting views of President Marcos and his family made sure they were heard as he covered the first leg of his official five-day visit to the United States. One group revived a protest slogan once roundly directed at his late father, while the other celebrated his arrival in a fiesta-like atmosphere. Some 50 protesters, gathered at Lafayette Square and organized by the US chapter of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, chanted "Marcos, Diktador, Pasista!" as the President's convoy of black sport utility vehicles and its American security escorts made its way to the White House around 2 p.m. on Monday (early Tuesday in Manila). "Marcos i...Keep on reading: Jeers at Lafayette, cheers at the Ritz

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