MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Avelino Razon Jr. is confident the planned interfaith rally in Makati City on Friday, February 29, will not lead to a People Power uprising against the government.

"We have preparations for these rallies...we are confident all of these will end peacefully," Razon said in a phone interview Wednesday.

Razon said National Capital Region Police Office Director Geary Barias has already met with Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay, who is also president of the United Opposition, on security preparations for the protest.

The PNP chief also dismissed rumors of a military and police withdrawal of support to force the ouster of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo if a million people show up for the rally.

Razon noted that past protests seeking Arroyo’s ouster had failed to remove her from power.

"There are sectors saying there will be trouble or there will be a coup d’etat...it's as if [it’s] the end of the world. But we saw these days passed and nothing happened," he said.

"It will pass quietly [and] orderly, and no untoward incident will happen. We can respect the rights of the demonstrators without any violence," Razon added.

On Monday, anti-administration groups held several activities to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the 1986 People Power uprising that toppled the Marcos dictatorship and call on Arroyo to resign over alleged corruption in government.

Arroyo, her husband Jose Miguel, former Commission on Elections chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. and a number of other close allies have been linked to the alleged kickbacks and overpricing surrounding the national broadband network contract.

The deal with China’s ZTE Corp. was scrapped last year after the Senate opened its inquiry into the reported anomalies.

Ironically, Arroyo herself came to power through an uprising in 2001 that ousted her predecessor, Joseph Estrada, also because of perceived corruption.