MANILA, Philippines – Iimbestigahan ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ang mga pahayag na ginawa sa rally ng United People’s Initiative (UP) para patalsikin si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Nanawagan kasi ang ilang speaker sa UPI Rally na ginanap sa People Power Monument sa Quezon City na magbitiw na sa pwesto si Marcos at kumalas na ng suporta ang Armed Forces of the Philippines sa kanilang commander-in-chief.
“That’s close to inciting sedition, so we will investigate them. Those words have no place in civil society,” sinabi ni Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla sa isang panayam.
“We will go for truth, accountability, and justice, and go through the due process, whoever needs to be held accountable for this,” dagdag pa.
Bagamat hindi tinukoy ni Remulla ang naturang pahayag sa UPI Rally, si Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) host Jeffrey “Ka Eric” Celiz ay nanawagan kay Marcos na magbitiw na.
Kalaunan ay nanawagan siya sa AFP na bawiin na ang suporta nito kay Marcos katulad ng ginawa kay President Joseph Estrada sa 2001 Edsa revolution.
“All this will end in peace, legality, and constitutionality. If the Armed Forces of the Philippines withdraw support from Marcos, that is legal. That is legitimate,” ani Celiz.
“The Armed Forces shall be the protector of the State and the people. And the people [are} not represented by Marcos. The State is not owned by Marcos. The government is not Marcos,” dagdag pa niya.
Sinuway ng mga pahayag sa UPI rally ang naunang kasunduan ng mga organizer sa Quezon City local government na iwasan ang anumang “seditious statements.”
“With the freedom of expression comes a sense of responsibility. An act of sedition is dangerous to the state,” ayon sa DILG chief.
“Every citizen is accorded the right to free speech, but they must have the corresponding responsibility to behave in all civility,” dagdag pa.
Titingnan naman ng Quezon City Police District kung sumasalamin sa sedisyon ang mga naging pahayag ng mga nagprotesta. RNT/JGC
