The Philippine National Police’s (PNP) full alert status remained in effect over the National Capital Region (NCR) while its units across the rest of the country were now under heightened alert, according to the law enforcement agency.
This came amid the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC)-led rally entering its third day on Thursday, July 2, and moved from the Epifanio delos Santos Avenue-White Plains Avenue area in Quezon City to the Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila.
‘The full alert status has been downgraded to heightened alert status for the rest of the country, except for NCR, which remains on full alert status,’ PNP public information chief Col. Allen Rae Co said in a text message sent to reporters. The INC began its rally last Tuesday, apparently catching law enforcers off guard and prompting the PNP to raise the full alert status over all its regional offices and national support units.
Co previously explained that the PNP’s full alert status ensured that sufficient personnel and equipment would be ready for deployment if needed.
The INC staged the protest to reiterate their calls for accountability over government corruption and rally support for Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, who faces an impending plunder case over a P75-million donation to him when he was a congressman before his 2025 senatorial bid. /mr