The Quezon City government has approved rally permits for Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, Sanlakas and Better Brighter along Commonwealth Avenue on 27 July, while applications from other groups are still being processed.
More than 21,000 security personnel will be deployed for the SoNA as police coordinate with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on traffic management and with the Iglesia Ni Cristo, which will celebrate its 112th founding anniversary on the same day.
Nartatez said police officers assigned to SoNA security have been directed to observe maximum tolerance, follow crowd management protocols and respect human rights.
He also ordered the use of body-worn cameras and other recording equipment to promote transparency and accountability.
The President’s SoNa is framed by the flood control scandal and the ongoing impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, his runningmate in the 2022 elections.
The trial takes a pause as members of the House of Representatives and the Senate gather together to hear what the President has to say a year after he admonished lawmakers for allegedly taking kickbacks from government projects, an accusations made against Marcos and his cousin, former Speaker Martin Romualdez, by expelled congressman Zaldy Co.’s delivering his fifth State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on Monday, the Philippine National Police on Friday urged rally organizers to guard against provocateurs who may attempt to disrupt peaceful demonstrations on Monday.
PNP chief P/Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said organizers have a responsibility to ensure that lawful assemblies remain peaceful from start to finish.
“We call on all rally organizers to protect their own ranks and remain vigilant against outside provocateurs who might take advantage of the demonstrations to instigate violence,” Nartatez said.
The Quezon City government has approved rally permits for Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, Sanlakas and Better Brighter along Commonwealth Avenue on 27 July, while applications from other groups are still being processed.
More than 21,000 security personnel will be deployed for the SoNA as police coordinate with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on traffic management and with the Iglesia Ni Cristo, which will celebrate its 112th founding anniversary on the same day.
Nartatez said police officers assigned to SoNA security have been directed to observe maximum tolerance, follow crowd management protocols and respect human rights.
He also ordered the use of body-worn cameras and other recording equipment to promote transparency and accountability.
The President’s SoNa is framed by the flood control scandal and the ongoing impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, his runningmate in the 2022 elections.
The trial takes a pause as members of the House of Representatives and the Senate gather together to hear what the President has to say a year after he admonished lawmakers for allegedly taking kickbacks from government projects, an accusations made against Marcos and his cousin, former Speaker Martin Romualdez, by expelled congressman Zaldy Co.
