Filipinos tell China: Bad feng shui to take what isn't yours

by Paterno Esmaquel II Posted on 07/24/2013 8:06 PM |Updated 07/25/2013 12:16 AM

'GLOBAL PROTEST.' Hundreds of protesters troop to the Chinese consulate to denounce Beijing's 'bullying' over the West Philippine Sea. Photo by Vincent Go

MANILA, Philippines Marimi de la Fuente quietly held up a homemade poster Wednesday, July 24, as groups swelled in front of the Chinese consulate in Makati City to protest Chinas incursions in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).

Bad feng shui to take what isnt yours, her poster said.

De la Fuente wasn't among the groups that organized the rally, but she came anyway to protest Chinese aggression and their imperialism. (Watch Rappler's video report below.)

She joined hundreds who trooped to the World Center, which houses the Chinese consulate, at noon on Wednesday.

The newly formed West Philippine Sea Coalition led the protest, which stretched until past 1 pm.

De la Fuente said: I have nothing against the Chinese people. I have everything against the Chinese government. Theyre bullying our government. Thats why Im here. I want them to know that they cannot bully the Filipino people.

BAD LUCK. Marimi de la Fuente says China's territorial incursion is 'bad feng shui.' Photo by Rappler/Paterno Esmaquel II

The rally came as the Philippines and China engaged in a word war over their territorial dispute.

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Filipinos tell China: Bad feng shui to take what isn't yours