From deploying over 20,000 troops to declaring Commonwealth Avenue a no-rally zone, police employed rare moves to secure the first SONA of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 25.
MANILA, Philippines – From deploying over 20,000 troops to declaring Commonwealth Avenue a no-rally zone, police employed rare moves to secure the first State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 25.
The PNP said it would deploy 21,483 personnel on Monday, July 29, a deployment thrice as big as the first SONA of former president Rodrigo Duterte in 2016, which had only 6,720. “A popular president is not supposed to worry too much about protest since the people are on his side. Perhaps, beyond use of good electoral strategies to win the people’s vote, it is now the time to ensure that the government’s agenda for development becomes inclusive of the different voices in society so that no one is left behind,” Magno told Rappler.
Restricting Commonwealth Avenue from SONA rallies last happened during the time of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, said Bayan Secretary-General Renato Reyes. Reyes said they were able to hold rallies along Batasan Road in 2016 and 2017 during the time of Duterte, and in front of the nearby Saint Peter’s Church in 2018 and 2019. All rallies pushed through “without incident,” said Reyes.
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