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No formal request from Discayas for security, says Pasig police
The Pasig City police have not received a formal request for security from the Discayas, a construction firm whose headquarters was recently protested by flood survivors and environmental activists.
Protesters accused the Discaya family of irregularities in a flood-control project.
Pasig police chief Col. Hendrix Mangaldan stated that while the company's legal counsel mentioned the need for protection, no official request has been filed with the Philippine National Police.
Mangaldan previously assured the public that the police would uphold the law impartially, despite tensions between protesters and private security.
During the protest, individuals from People Surge National Alliance of Disaster Survivors and Victims and the group Kalikasan threw mud and rocks at the Discaya company's compound and spray-painted derogatory messages on its gates and walls.
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Protesters, including flood victims and environmental groups, vandalized the Pasig City headquarters of Discaya-owned St. Gerrard Construction by throwing mud and rocks and spray-painting "magnanakaw" (thief), "kurakot" (corrupt), and "ikulong" (put to jail) on its gates and walls.
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Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto urged protesters against corruption in flood control projects to avoid violence, emphasizing that his local government's pursuit of accountability for implicated individuals will continue.
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