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Duterte backers blocked from Iglesia ni Cristo rally at Luneta
Supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte were prevented from joining an Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) mass action at Rizal Park on Sunday, as organizers barred them for carrying banners calling for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s resignation.
The Duterte-aligned groups, Reforma Filipina and Hakbang ng Maisug, respected the decision of INC organizers and moved their assembly to Liwasang Bonifacio.
There, they continued to rally over separate issues including flooding in Quezon City's fifth district.
The INC-led demonstration at Luneta was attended by hundreds of thousands and focused on demands for accountability in the multibillion-peso flood control scandal.
INC spokesperson Edwil Zabala stated that the church's protest was not meant to destabilize the administration but to call for truth and accountability regarding corruption allegations.
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