A wave of protesters gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in Manila to express strong support for ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง and ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐ฅ operating in the ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐. Carrying banners and placards, demonstrators called for protection of ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ก๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ, respect for ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ and adherence to international maritime norms.Organizers framed the rally as a peaceful appeal for maritime security and the safety of ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐จ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ฌ, urging ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ and ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ in the region to prevent harassment and coercive activities at sea.
Organizers framed the rally as a peaceful appeal for maritime security and the safety of ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐จ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ฌ, urging ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ and ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ in the region to prevent harassment and coercive activities at sea.