MANILA, Philippines — The latest attack on a Filipino in New York City has enraged the Philippine government, which says it will “influence” Philippine foreign policy as the number of anti-Asian hate crimes in the United States rises.
The attack, which took place on a sidewalk in broad daylight in Midtown Manhattan on Monday with bystanders seemingly looking on without intervening, was caught on closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage from inside an adjacent building.
In the video, posted online by police, the man can be seen walking up to the 65-year-old Filipino woman and kicking her in the stomach, knocking her to the ground. He then kicks her several times in the head be…
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