Coke Studio Concert rescheduled to 2019

Coca-Cola Philippines on Saturday said its Coke Studio Concert for this year has been rescheduled to 2019 to ensure the public's safety.

On Friday, some 15,000 concert-goers attended the free Coke Studio Concert at the SM Mall of Asia, according to the company.

However, part of the crowd became unruly.

"The safety of everyone is of utmost importance to us. The unsafe behavior of portions of an estimated 15,000 spectators such as pushing, jumping on the barricades and throwing bottles, threatened the safety of the rest of the concert-goers, despite numerous reminders from authorities present," the company said in a statement.

"On December 07, 2018, the Coke Studio Concert organizers, Philippine National Police (PNP), the City of Pasay, and SM Mall of Asia, decided to reschedule the Coke Studio Christmas Concert to early next year to prioritize the public’s safety," it added.

According to the company, some people had minor injuries and were immediately treated.

"After careful assessment, and repeated requests for the public’s cooperation, Coca-Cola together with all the artists, PNP, the City of Pasay, and SM MOA, deemed it necessary to reschedule the concert to a later date," it added.

"We thank the PNP, the local government of Pasay, and SM MOA for their full support in helping ensure everyone’s protection, the artists for their passion and fully supporting the decision to prioritize their fans’ welfare, and lastly, to the concert goers for their understanding and support," the company said.

Coca-Cola also apologized for the incident and gave the assurance that it "will continue to coordinate with the relevant parties to further tighten control measures in [its] next events." —KG, GMA News