Soldiers told to respect rights of protesters during SONA

Soldiers were told to respect the rights of protesters during the State of the Nation Address SONA of resident A uino on onda .

Armed orces of the hilippines A spokesman ol. Arnulfo Burgos r. said members of the ci il disturbance management units attended a lecture on human rights esterda , co ering the rule of law, protection of human rights and nternational umanitarian aw, particularl on the rules of engagement. hilippine National olice N chief irector General Nicanor Bartolome is satisfied with the SONA securit setup of etro anila police commander irector Alan urisima.

A total of se en units comprised of about 00 soldiers ha e been placed on standb to reinforce police.

he Armed orces Standing oint ask orce National apital egion will back police, the Office of the Sergeantat-Arms of the ouse of epresentati es, and the residential Securit Group in ensuring the safet of those attending the SONA. ombat support units were also placed on standb to pro ide emergenc medical, transport, and traffic support. About 6,000 policemen will ensure order during the SONA, , 00 of them from the N O and others from nearb police regional offices.

MMDA to deploy 200 crowd control men

he etropolitan anila e elopment Authorit A will deplo some 00 crowd control personnel to help secure the Batasan ambansa and surrounding areas, and 900 traffic enforcers and crowd control personnel will be deplo ed on ommonwealth A enue. A tow trucks and emergenc ehicles will be on standb near the Sandiganba an to respond to an emergenc .

ehicles passing through ommonwealth A enue near Batasan ambansa would be rerouted starting at 6 a.m. on onda .

n d e r the A rerouting scheme, motorists coming from air iew to SA are ad ised to turn right to egalado A enue, make a right to ahlia St., left to hestnut St., right to Old Sau o oad, turn left to indanao A enue and then right to SA. ri ate ehicles coming from SA and ongressional A enue are ad ised to turn right to ongressional, left to indanao A enue, right to Old Sau o oad, left to hestnut St., right to ahlia, left to egalado and then proceed to ommonwealth. ublic utilit ehicles are ad ised b A to make use of the counter-flow lanes to be implemented from the Superstar -turn slot to the San Simon - turn slot.

ublic elementar and high schools near the Batasan ambansa ma suspend classes on onda . uezon it Schools i ision Superintendent orazon ubio issued the authorization to minimize traffic congestion. – Alexis Romero, Cecille Suerte Felipe, Mayen Jaymalin, Mike Frialde, Rhodina Villanueva