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PNP: Deployment of 800 armed cops at INC rally due to miscommunication
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will continue security measures for the second day of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) rally against corruption, which has been peaceful and orderly.
PNP acting chief Police Lieutenant General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. commended the cooperation of the rallyists and the effective planning contributing to the event's peaceful conduct.
Armed police personnel initially deployed at the rally venue have been repositioned to nearby areas as per the INC's request, with the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) appreciating the cooperation.
The initial deployment of around 800 armed cops at the Quirino Grandstand was attributed to miscommunication, according to PNP spokesperson Police Brigadier General Randulf Tuaño.
Tuaño clarified that the armed officers who entered areas they should not have were intended to protect the protesters, and they have since been pulled out and transferred outside the grandstand.
Police officials and INC organizers have discussed the matter, and the PNP considers the INC rally, organized to call for accountability amid anomalous flood control projects, as peaceful.
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