Kabataan solon calls Mendiola police barricade ‘overacting’ on Labor Day

MANILA, Philippines — Kabataan party-list Rep. Renee Co on Friday called the police barricade around the Mendiola area in Manila “overacting,” but the Philippine National Police (PNP) defended the measure, saying there was no “overkill.” Police had cordoned off the Mendiola area amid protests marking this year’s Labor Day. “Is President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. afraid

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