MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) will observe maximum tolerance as various groups are expected to hold physical rallies on Independence Day even if the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Gen. Bernard Banac reiterated the police force’s appeal to the groups not to hold physical protest rallies. ADVERTISEMENTInstead, groups can hold online protests, said Banac. “To strike a balance, we can do our protest rallies through online and we have seen that this is very effective. We can reach so many people by just doing an online protest and the message is sent across to all the people,” Banac said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 12, 2020 00:45 UTC