Two weeks before the SONA, QC Police and the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) presented the 2017 security plan which has the same setup with the President’s previous SONA. Earlier, the House of Representatives announced security measures within the Batasan Complex will be tightened citing terror threats and threats coming from drug suspects who will allegedly finance the disruption of the President’s second SONA. NCRPO Director Oscar Albayalde assured members of the militant groups that police personnel will exercise maximum tolerance during the event. “We look forward to a civilized and peaceful 2017 SONA of President Duterte,” he told the media. He also asked the militant groups to cooperate with police personnel and added that not only the legislators will be protected during the event but also ordinary Filipinos.

Source: Manila Times July 14, 2017 17:03 UTC