‘Not a Real Problem in America’

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Dressed in the movement's signature yellow construction helmets and hiding their identities with face masks, the two young men and one woman billed their gathering as a civilian press conference "by the people, for the people".

"We call on the government to return the power back to the people and to address the demands of Hong Kong citizens," they said.

The democratic call received backing from powerful US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

"The Legislative Council must finally take long-overdue measures to meet the legitimate democratic aspirations of the Hong Kong people," Pelosi said late Monday.

She reiterated a call for Washington to suspend sales of munitions and crowd control gear to Hong Kong's police.The Philippines will start stamping Chinese passports bearing a map with the controversial 9-dash line, Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said yesterday.

“Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin proposed to stamp the Philippine Visa on passports of Chinese nationals who wish to enter the country instead of the practice adapted before of placing it on a piece of paper. This was approved by the President,” Panelo said in a statement about a cabinet meeting held on Monday.

He also said that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will closely monitor the stay of Chinese tourists and will implement immigration measures if they exceed their allowable stay.

In 2012, the Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration ordered its personnel to stop stamping Chinese passports and instead mark the back page of a Chinese national’s visa application form, which should be attached to their passport upon arrival to the Philippines. This was in protest to China putting a map of the country on the travel document including the nine-dash line — a then-disputed area in the West Philippine Sea.