Duterte groups rally at Senate

‘DEMOCRACY IS DEAD’ A supporter of Vice President Sara Duterte readies for a rally as antiriot police watch at the Senate on Friday. —PHOTO BY MARY JOY SALCEDO

More than 1,000 police officers were deployed at the Government System Insurance Service (GSIS) Complex in Pasay City as Duterte supporters began to gather for a protest coinciding with the commemoration of the 128th Independence Day on Friday, June 12.

In an ambush interview, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) regional director Maj. Gen. Anthony Aberin said a total of 1,090 police officers were deployed at complex, which houses the Senate, as barbed wire was reinstalled along the northbound lane on Diokno Boulevard starting at 8 a.m.

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Duterte groups rally at Senate

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