Iglesia ni Cristo demonstrators block the northbound lane of Edsa with a passenger bus near the People Power Monument in White Plains, Quezon City on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, catching law enforcement by surprise. Followers of the religious group staged the unannounced mobilization to protest the potential arrest of embattled Senator Rodante Marcoleta, who is currently facing a plunder investigation, causing traffic gridlock along the capital’s main thoroughfare. INQUIRER.net photo | Grig C. Montegrande
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reminded Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) members who staged a rally at the Edsa People Power Monument on Tuesday that holding a protest does not absolve a person from facing a pending case.
Palace Press Officer Claire Castro relayed the president’s message as INC members staged a protest in support of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, who is set to face a non-bailable plunder case before the Sandiganbayan this week.
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“The president’s appeal is not only for our fellow citizens who have been affected but also for those who are holding rallies. Holding rallies, he says, is not the solution to immediately clear or absolve a person of a case,” Castro said in Filipino.
