00:00Authorities around the Quirino Grandstand are enforcing strict security measures
00:05so that the National Peace Rally of the Iglesia Ni Cristo will remain orderly and peaceful.
00:11Details on the national news of PTV Manila Live.
00:15Bien?
00:19The members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo here in the Quirino Grandstand
00:23who are participating in the National Rally for Peace.
00:27At 3.30 in the afternoon, the program started.
00:31It started with the singing of Lupang Hiniranga.
00:33After this, some high-ranking officials of the Iglesia Ni Cristo gave a message.
00:38Supported by the so-called Peace Rally,
00:40President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. supported the impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:48They also called for unity instead of discrimination and division of the country.
00:54They also asked for unity and peace for the country.
00:57Meanwhile, the enforcement of security measures around the Quirino Grandstand is strict.
01:02In fact, more than 100 personnel,
01:04including 2 Light Urban Search and Rescue Teams from the Philippine Army's 525th Engineer Combat Battalion,
01:11are stationed around the Grandstand,
01:13which reminds more than 5,000 police and more than 1,000 personnel from the MMDA.
01:19The Office of Civil Defense, National Capital Region also allocated sufficient resources
01:24to ensure that the Peace Rally will be well-organized and peaceful.
01:28The MMDA's Mobile Command Center is also located along TM Callao Street.
01:33The Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office
01:37and Metro Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
01:40were also elevated to a red status due to the number of people.
01:43There are medical stations that are ready to assist those in need of medical assistance
01:48and toll dams that can be used when it rains.
01:52There are also portal latrines around the Grandstand.
01:5413 places in different parts of the Philippines are united in gathering.
01:59Meanwhile, some roads were temporarily closed to motorists
02:03that started at 4 in the morning.
02:06These include Katibak Drive and South Drive, Independence Road, Rojas Boulevard,
02:11Bonifacio Drive, P. Burgos Avenue, Maria Urosa Street,
02:15Finance Avenue, General Luna Roundtable, and Callao Avenue.
02:19That's why motorists were advised to go through alternative routes.
02:23Places where protests are being held are also being targeted.
02:29Meanwhile, some parts of Mindanao Avenue were temporarily closed to motorists
02:34as part of the National Rally for Peace.
02:37Earlier, around 5.30 p.m., the program here at the Quirino Grandstand was completed.
02:43That is the update from the Quirino Grandstand. Back to you, Sheila.
02:47Thank you very much, Blian Manalo of PDP Manila.
