00:00 Former President Rodrigo Duterte asked for a permit to restore the park
00:03 so that they can hold a peace rally in a park in Dumaguete City.
00:07 I'm angry.
00:11 I passed through Freedom Park.
00:15 That's what we wanted.
00:18 We went here,
00:20 we asked for a permit,
00:22 we were given,
00:25 and the day we arrived,
00:29 we got the permit
00:31 and destroyed Freedom Park.
00:34 This is from Malacanang.
00:37 Because in Bostos, Bulacan,
00:40 that's what happened.
00:42 The former president's statement was rooted
00:45 in the fact that Freedom Park's stage was destroyed
00:47 and the Capitol was in front of it before they were gathered.
00:50 He should be using any park and other parks in the Philippines
00:54 owned by the national government.
00:57 In the letter issued by the provincial government,
00:59 the group requested a short notice
01:02 to hold a prayer rally in a public park.
01:04 The provincial government has already scheduled activities
01:07 in the park since Monday
01:09 for the centennial celebration of the Capitol Building on May 17.
01:12 The new heavy equipment that the provincial government bought
01:16 for various LGUs was also scheduled yesterday.
01:19 They gave an alternative, a Freedom Park,
01:23 in accordance with the law.
01:24 Malacanang has yet to comment on the former president's statement.
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