31.   They were kept at bay by a wall of helmeted police.

32.   They thrashed at rolls of barbed wire, trying to force their way past, but helmeted police and soldiers beat them back with batons and fists.

33.   Truckloads of helmeted police with Kalashnikov rifles patrolled the streets and scanned the city from rooftops.

34.   Columns of helmeted police carrying batons and shields made their way to Republic Square where the demonstrators had gathered the previous day.

35.   On the main highway to Subic Bay, helmeted police armed with truncheons and riot shields intercepted a convoy of demonstrators.

36.   The charge by helmeted police in dark grey uniforms came just as opposition leaders said they were expecting government proposals aimed at ending the crisis.