By Fifty one individuals were arrested for alleged violations at a rally ahead of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.
“They were accosted because of violations of ordinances and special laws, particularly RA 9003, PD 880 and local ordinances, especially with face coverings,” PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. told reporters in an interview at the Batasan Police Station in Quezon City.
A video shared by the QCPD to reporters showed the individuals allegedly spray-painting the walls of a Manila Electric Company (Meralco) substation near the corner of Commonwealth Avenue northbound and Tandang Sora Avenue.
