MANILA - The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) is appealing to groups to keep their demonstrations peaceful during the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Monday. NCRPO spokesperson, Lt. Col. Jenny Tecson, called on leftist organizations to adhere to guidelines and cooperate with state forces deployed within the vicinity and along roads leading to the Batasang Pambansa, the venue of the President's SONA. "We call on rallyists to comply with government guidelines regarding demonstrations so the event will be peaceful and orderly," Tecson said in a news release issued on Saturday. While the government recognizes the constitutionally protected right of Filipinos to hold peaceful gatherings, the NCRPO maintains that no one should endanger public safety, especially during the SONA, she said. Tecson likewise assured the public that the NCRPO would observe "maximum tolerance" in dealing with pro
“Based on these dialogues, the local government has decided to allow progressive groups to conduct their march and assembly along Commonwealth Avenue (eastbound) up to the corner of Tandang Sora Avenue on Monday, July 25, while the PBBM and allied groups will be allowed to conduct their program along Interim Batasan Pambansa (IBP) Road near Sinagtala Street, Barangay Batasan Hills,” the QC local government said in a statement.
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Friday, July 22, instructed the Quezon City Department of Public Order and Safety (DPOS) to review the counter-points that were presented by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) in relation to their application to stage a rally on Commonwealth Avenue on Monday, Ju
"I have instructed the Quezon City Department of Public Order and Safety to carefully review the counter-points that were presented, and to determine if there are any possible accommodations or middle ground that they can agree upon. The same will also be applied to all rally permits that are currently with the DPOS," she said.
(PNA file photo) MANILA - The Quezon City government has allowed so-called progressive groups to hold protest rallies along Commonwealth Avenue while government supporters may gather along IBP Road (also known as Batasan Road) during the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Monday. In a statement issued on Friday night, the city government likewise announced the suspension of classes at all levels. Acting on the directive of Mayor Joy Belmonte, administrators of the Department of Public Order and Safety, Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, and Task Force on Transport and Traffic Management held a meeting on Friday afternoon with Brig. Gen. Remus Medina, QC Police District director, and Manny Borromeo, Department of the Interior and Local Government - QC director. The appeal for reconsideration to hold a rally lodged by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) was among those discussed. On Friday morning, QC officials met with