According to officials, universities and government buildings will close on Monday and thousands of officers may be stationed there to watch a planned “million-strong” march by a powerful spiritual group calling for the ouster of vice president Sara Duterte.
The traditional Iglesia ni Cristo ( Church of Christ ), which announced the security arrangements on Friday ahead of the “national protest for peace,” which last month opposed House of Representatives moves to remove Duterte from power.
The strong spiritual team, which is estimated to have more than two million people, has tremendous strength in the Philippines, where 80 percent of the population are Catholics.
Duterte, a former ally of President Ferdinand Marcos, is facing three charges of prosecution in the past two months, and she is also being investigated for an alleged narrative to have him killed.
Iglesia made a statement on its tv channel next quarter that it opposed Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter’s election as president in 2028. Duterte is the daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte and is widely anticipated to run for president in 2028.
Members of the group are required to cast ballots for political individuals who have received the blessings of their rulers, making it a useful democratic union.
When contacted by AFP on Friday, Iglesia’s standard spokesman declined to comment.
Government buildings and schools in the money will be shut down on Monday” to let the organized conduct of the function,” Marcos ‘ Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin announced in a written purchase on Friday.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority intends to near major thoroughfares in the funds in preparation for the rally.
” We anticipate one million visitors coming from different regions” to be bussed in for the march using” thousands” of cars, the federal company’s director Romando Artes told a news event.
Rommel Marbil, the head of the Spanish officers, announced on Friday that he would send 2,500 police officers to the rally in Manila to maintain order.
Similar demonstrations are being planned for the same day in 13 different statewide centers, according to Marbil in an interview with DWPM television in Manila.
In the senate lawsuits, Duterte is accused of using millions of dollars in position money to evade justice and of plotting to kill Marcos. She has denied the claims.
The House has not yet submitted any of the problems for conversation ahead of the May 12 mid-term votes, in which the Iglesia voting bloc may determine the results of strongly contested congressional and local authorities posts.
Prior to the anticipated presidential contest in 2028, the Duterte and Marcos households, the two country’s two most powerful political factions, are seen as facing a crucial test in the May polls.
Marcos has urged the House never to do an impeachment attempt, which he claimed may serve no purpose but to detract from the government’s development goals.
