Bicolano nationalists hound US troops up to their hotels

News Release
March 24, 2009
Reference: Prof. Jocelyn Bisuña, spokesperson, BAN BALIKATAN
Bicolano nationalists hound US troops up to their hotels

After the protest at the Legazpi City Airport against the arriving US troops early this morning, the BAN BALIKATAN led protesters then hounded the troops up to their hotels in the city. The group even went to the Alicia and Pepperland hotels where most of the more than 100 US soldiers are billeted.

According to Prof. Jocelyn Bisuña, spokesperson of BAN BALIKATAN, “US troops are not welcome here. The least they can do is to stay in their barracks and not roam around the region. If not then they are creating the same conditions that led to the rape of Suzette Nicolas or more popularly known as Nicole.”

“Bishop Lucilo Quiambao has solid basis for saying that the presence of US troops and the Balikatan exercises would increase the incidence of prostitution in the region as well as cause moral degradation,” added the patriotic professor.

“The US troops should now leave because most Bicolanos do not want them here and as long as they are here we will be watching their every move,” ended Bisuña. # # #