Several arrested during INC rally on EDSA

MANILA, Philippines — Several individuals were arrested Tuesday during the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) rally along Edsa, with some allegedly punching police officers during a confrontation.

An Inquirer journalist at the scene witnessed at least three arrests as of 9 a.m.

The arrests came after tensions escalated between rally participants and law enforcers deployed in the area.

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Authorities have yet to disclose the total number of those arrested or the charges they may face.

INC confirmed in a statement that the Edsa rally is to call for transparency, accountability, justice, and peace after the Ombudsman announced Monday that it was set to file a non-bailable plunder case against Senator Rodante Marcoleta before the Sandiganbayan.

This is a developing story./dp

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