President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., along with First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and their delegation, departs from Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on July 1, 2026 to embark on an official visit to Vancouver, Canada, upon the invitation of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Joseph Carney. —PHOTO FROM PCO
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has left the country for four days without any order to stop the ongoing rally of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) that has choked Edsa, turning Metro Manila’s busiest thoroughfare into a large parking lot and leaving thousands of Filipinos inconvenienced.
Malacañang on Wednesday also dismissed concerns that the INC would back destabilization efforts to oust the President while he is in Canada. But it cautioned the religious group, which backed Marcos’ presidential run in 2022, to be careful with its decisions lest it end up being used to forward the interests of some personalities.
According to Palace press officer Claire Castro, authorities “will not simply dismiss” the reports that there were groups which plan to besiege both the police and military headquarters, Camp Crame and Camp Aguinaldo, which is just next to the venue of the protest, as well as Malacañang in the center of Manila, 7 kilometers away.
