Around 1.8 million members of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) have joined peace rallies across the country as of Monday noon, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP).
“As of 12 noon today, more or less ay nasa 1.8 million na po nationwide ang na-monitor natin na estimated crowd (As of 12 noon today, the estimated crowd was more or less 1.8 million nationwide),” PNP spokesperson Police Brigadier General Jean Fajardo said in a press briefing.
“Ang bulk po niyan na more or less 1.5 million to close to 1.6 million po ay nasa Quirino Grandstand po ngayon (Bulk of that, which is more or less 1.5 million to close to 1.6 million, is now at the Quirino Grandstand),” she added.
According to Fajardo, the activity has been relatively peaceful and no untoward incidents have been reported so far.
The INC program started at 8 a.m. at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila and other sites in different regions, Fajardo said. She added that the key sites of the INC rallies in other regions are:
- Sports Complex in Ilagan City
- Provincial Capitol in Palawan
- Sawangan Park in Legazpi City
- Freedom Grandstand in Bacolod City
- Ormoc City Plaza in Leyte
- South Road Properties (SRP) Grounds in Cebu City
- Pagadian City Proper in Zamboanga del Sur
- Plaza Divisoria in Cagayan de Oro City
- San Pedro Square in Davao City
- Butuan Sport Complex in Agusan del Norte
Up to 8,000 PNP personnel have been deployed to secure the event, Fajardo said.
Malacañang on Monday expressed hope that the INC’s “National Rally for Peace” would bring clarity to the issues that the country faces at present. —AOL, GMA Integrated News
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