Thousands of studes join mass protests in RP
With most Filipinos likely fed up on what's going on in the affairs of government, thousands of concerned students from Metro Manila's Catholic universities have expressed their full support to the embattled Jun Lozada, key witness in the multi-million NBN-ZTE scandal who was allegedly kidnapped by plainclothes police personnel as he disembarked from Cathay Pacific plane at the Manila International Airport on Feb. 5. Among those who joined the mass protests were students from the University of Santo Tomas, his alma mater; University of the Philippines, La Salle University, and the Ateneo de Manila University. In Manila, many students have went out of the UST premises and positioned themselves along Espana Boulevard, bringing with them placards that encouraged passing motorists to honk their horns as an expression of support for Lozada's crusade against corrupt government officials. While those at the Ateneo de Manila in Quezon City have lined up along Katipunan Road, with l...