The Philippines' economy is one of the strongest in Asia, with growth that is consistently above six percent
Rows of marchers flew red banners and chanted near the presidential palace in Manila, where they set fire to the horned effigy adorned with Chinese and US flags -- the two competing powers in the Philippines.
Police reported about 8,200 marchers attended"generally peaceful and orderly" rallies nationwide, with the majority in the capital. Marchers were particularly outraged at Duterte's failure to outlaw employers misusing short-term employment contracts, despite a 2016 campaign promise to implement tighter regulations.
"All of the workers with contractual employment should now be regularised since it was the promise of President Duterte," said 43-year-old Mimi Doringo, a union organiser.
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