BUSH
VISIT TIMELINE
8:45 p.m. -- Air Force One bearing US President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush leave the Philippines.
8:33 p.m. -- President and Mrs. Bush arrive in Villamor Air Base. Boards Air Force One for Bangkok.
8:22 p.m. -- President and Mrs. Bush leave Malacañang Palace for Villamor Air Base.
8:01 p.m. -- State dinner for US First Couple ends. Bush, First Lady to leave Malacañang Palace, proceed to Villamor Air Base
6:33 p.m. -- State dinner for US First Couple in Malacañang Palace starts
5:10 p.m. -- President Bush leaves Batasan Pambansa. Returning to Malacañang Palace
5:07 p.m. -- President Bush finishes speech; joint session adjourned
4:53 p.m. -- President Bush says Abu Sayyaf, Jemaah Islamiyah must go
4:51 p.m. -- President Bush pledges money, training for Philippine military
4:45 p.m. -- President Bush speaks before Philippine legislators
4:35 p.m. -- President Bush arrives in Congress
3:05 p.m. -- President Bush and President Arroyo issue joint statement, answer questions of journalists in joint media conference
1:25 p.m. -- President Bush arrives in Malacañang
1:15 p.m. -- President Bush arrives at Luneta Park, lays wreath on Rizal monument
1:00 p.m. -- President Bush visits US embassy in Manila
12:35 p.m. -- President Bush heading toward Luneta Park
12:20 p.m. -- US President George W. Bush arrives at Villamor Airbase in Manila
Sunday, October 19, 2003 (Philippines)
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solons walk out on Dubya
MANILA -- Thousands of anti-US protesters demonstrated and burned US flags while seven leftist legislators walked out when US President George W. Bush gave a speech before a joint session of Congress Saturday. After burning the flags, about 7,000 protesters tried to march to the Batasan Pambansa, where Bush delivered his address outlining Washington's commitment of more military aid to help Manila fight terrorism. Seven members who sit in the House of Representatives in behalf of party-list groups walked out as Bush began his speech. One of them, J. Virgilio Bautista of Sanlakas, unfurled an anti-war banner as he left his seat, but marshals seized it from him. The others who walked out were Reps. Etta Rosales and Mario Aguja of Akbayan; Satur Ocampo, Crispin Beltran and Liza Masa of Bayan Muna; and Rene Magtubo of Sanlakas. "It did not create any disturbance. It was completely ignored by the whole House," House Speaker Jose de Venecia told reporters later. A small number of Filipino legislators who opposed the US-led invasion of Iraq also wore pins that read "Legislators against War", but stayed to listen to the speech. Among them was Sen. Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan. De Venecia clarified that before the joint session begins, some of the party-list representatives told the Congress leadership that they would leave the room as soon as Bush started his statement. "We respect their decision. That is part of parliamentary action," de Venecia said. However, he said the gesture made no impact and it did not affect the proceedings. (Sunnex Luzon) |
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