Six minors were taken into custody by the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on Monday, July 27, for alleged vandalism during protest actions linked to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA). Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr....
ILOILO CITY – Journalists and campus journalists in Panay Island over the weekend outlined the state of the Philippine media ahead of the State-of-Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 27. “We denounce the worsening attacks on the press and reject the...
Police lines, mass protests, and bomb scares gripped Metro Manila early Monday, July 27, as authorities locked down key areas hours before President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address. In Manila, police blocked around 100 protesters on C.M. Recto Avenue near...
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, July 27 said the Senate won’t be cowed even in the face of external threats and intimidation. Gatchalian made the statement after the Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed it is now investigating after improvised explosive devices (IED) were...
Nearly 80 personnel and volunteers were deployed across key areas in Quezon City on Monday, July 27, to provide first aid, ambulance, and welfare services during President Marcos’ fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said. The humanitarian organization said...
CAMP MARCELO A. ADDURU, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – The Police Regional Office-2 deployed 1,000 police officers to Quezon City to secure President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s fifth State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 27. PRO 2 Director Police Brig. Gen. Mariano C. Rodriguez...
Multisectoral groups staged protest rallies along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on Monday, July 27, pressing demands for government action on hunger, poverty, rising fuel and electricity prices, job insecurity, and corruption in time for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the...
Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos feels compelled to order a last-minute security sweep of the House of Representatives just before his father President Marcos ' scheduled State of the Nation Address (SONA) at 4 p.m. Monday, July 27. This, after Rep. Marcos got wind...
Senator Imee Marcos will once again skip President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. 's fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), saying she remains upset over what she described as the filing of cases and detention of members of the Senate minority. Asked on Monday whether she would attend the President...
A broad coalition of church leaders, religious groups, and faith-based organizations has called for independent investigations and the prosecution of those involved in alleged corruption in flood control projects, saying the Filipino people deserve accountability beyond government admissions and...
An improvised bomb exploded near the entrance of the Department of Justice (DOJ) hours before the start of President Marcos’ 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) while an explosive device was safely disposed of after it was found along Diokno Boulevard where the Senate is located. In a...
CAVITE – The Cavite Police Provincial Office (Cavite PPO) assured the public of its full security readiness for President Marcos ' fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 27. Cavite PPO Director Col. Ariel R. Red said the police respect and uphold the constitutional rights...
