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The latest protests are not the first since Trump took office.

In a Facebook video on Tuesday night, Georgescu did not call for further protests - but instead suggested supporters could choose another candidate to back in the re-run election in May.

The Dutertes remain popular in much of the country, and may be able to mobilise protests against the former president's prosecution.

U.S. universities, many roiled by protests last spring, are on alert as the Trump administration threatens to yank federal funding and crack down on campus demonstrations against Israel that erupted after the Oct.

Mr Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and permanent US resident, played a key role in last year's Gaza war protests at the Ivy League campus in New York City.