The September 1984 Welcome Rotonda protest dispersal was a landmark incident which happened on September 27, 1984, near the end of the administration of Ferdinand Marcos, in which pro-Marcos forces hosed down and fired tear gas on several thousand[1] peaceful protesters gathered at Welcome Rotonda, a roundabout on the border between the City of Manila and Quezon City.
Student leader Fidel Nemenzo was shot in the back, eventually recovering from the M-16 bullet that hit his liver, diaphragm and lungs.
[2][3][4] The protesters included 80-year-old former Senator Lorenzo Tañada and 71-year old Manila Times founder Chino Roces.
Images of the event showing the two seniors struggling against the waterhosing and teargas unleashed by the pro-Marcos forces were published in Mosquito press publications such as Malaya and WE Forum, and quickly became iconic.
Aside from Lorenzo Tanada, Chino Roces, and Fidel Nemenzo (former Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Diliman), intellectuals, opposition leaders, artists, and journalists who participated in the rally included:[6][7] Business sector opposition Political sector opposition Religious sector opposition Student activists Reform the Armed Forces Movement Others who withdrew support during the People Power revolution Opposition Political parties