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Marcos cancels morning events to monitor INC rally that swarmed EDSA

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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. canceled his morning activities on Tuesday, June 30, to keep abreast of the protest actions that stalled EDSA traffic early morning and drew thousands to the People Power Monument in support of plunder-bound Sen. Rodante Marcoleta.
Presidential Communications Office Secretary Dave Gomez announced the cancellation, telling reporters the president was tracking developments from Malacañang. "The president is monitoring the situation in Edsa," Gomez said.
He added that Marcos' scheduled activities inside Malacañang Palace would still proceed.
Marcos had been set to lead the inauguration of a marine litter management event at the Manila Bay port area and headline a luncheon with the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines at noon.
Around 9,000 people had gathered around the EDSA People Power Monument in White Plains, Quezon City by 9 a.m., based on figures shared by the Quezon City Police District.
INC members simultaneously massed at Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila.
The protest was staged in support of Marcoleta, an INC member who faces non-bailable plunder charges that Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla announced Monday his office would file before the Sandiganbayan this week.
The charges, which also name former congressman Mike Defensor, stem from alleged anomalies involving Marcoleta's campaign contributions during the 2025 midterm elections.
INC spokesperson Edwin Zabala said the rallies were called to defend Marcoleta.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority shut down White Plains Avenue and reported heavy traffic along major EDSA stretches as the unannounced gathering crippled several commuters' morning travel to work and school.
Tuesday's mobilization is similar to the INC's 2015 mass protest at the Department of Justice against then-Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, who was investigating the church over the alleged illegal detention of expelled members, another show of force that paralyzed swaths of Metro Manila.
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