The U.K.'s Daily Mail reports breathlessly that 800 Filipino opponents of the U.S./Philippines defense pact demonstrated in Manila. Golly, eight hundred protest in a nation of 107 million. Manila alone has over 11 million people, according to the CIA World Factbook.
A protest of 800 is a joke in that populous nation. You could probably find that many who would protest Sunday, or ice cream or even eating chicken. Polls likely show most Filipinos approve of the limited steps taken.
