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(From Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Byline: Alcuin Papa
SUPPORTERS of former president Joseph Estrada yesterday staged a rally at the LTA Building in Makati City just as President Macapagal-Arroyo and First Gentleman Mike Arroyo arrived from abroad after a five-day working visit to New York, Rome and Paris.
Some 50 rallyists belonging to the People's Movement Against Poverty (PMAP), the Kilusan Para sa Pambansang Demokrasya (KPD) and the Kilusan para sa Makatarungang Lipunan at Gobyerno (KMLG) tried to enter Perea Street in Makati on their way to the LTA Building where the First Gentleman holds office. But they were stopped by riot policemen. The street was also blocked by a six-by-six truck.
The rallyists instead held a noise barrage at the corner of Perea and Dela Rosa Streets.
They demanded an end to "Conjugal Corruption" and for the Arroyo family to "fully disclose all their wealth before the public."
"We are here to welcome back Mr. and Mrs. Jose Pidal," said Millete Morante, secretary general of the KPD, referring to allegations made by ...