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Security tight for SONA 2020, mobile detention cells ready
Philippine authorities have implemented strict security measures around the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City in anticipation of President Rodrigo Duterte's fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.
Law enforcers were deployed early morning to secure the area, with the Philippine National Police on heightened alert.
Checkpoints have been established on key roads leading to the Batasang Pambansa, including Batasan-San Mateo Road and near Payatas, to prevent the entry of protesters.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Romulus Gadaoni confirmed that passage through these routes is prohibited for individuals intending to join demonstrations.
While mass gatherings are generally prohibited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities have allowed a protest action within the University of the Philippines Diliman campus, citing academic freedom.
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