Around 9,500 protesters join anti-Duterte rally in QC

Anti-government protesters march towards Congress where Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was scheduled to deliver his state of the nation address in Manila on July 23, 2018.
Duterte was to deliver the annual state of the nation address outlining policies for his third year in office. / AFP PHOTO / Ted ALJIBE

As of 3:00 p.m. Monday, thousands of protesters at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman Oblation Plaza marched along Commonwealth Avenue towards St. Peter’s Parish for the “United People’s SONA.”

Based on the records from the command post, the number of anti-Duterte protesters had reached 9,480.

Expected to arrive at the “United People’s SONA” is ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno who will lead the anti-Duterte demonstrators against the government’s bid for charter change.

The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) earlier monitored nearly 2,700 protestors at 1 p.m. /je