Cops confiscate placards while Mass is ongoing in Quiapo
Police confiscated the placards of some churchgoers while a Mass was ongoing in Quiapo Church in Manila on Monday.
Super Radyo dzBB reporter Isa Umali tweeted a video from the office of Senator Risa Hontiveros showing two policemen getting placards of an individual even though the mass is still ongoing.
PANOORIN: Sa kasagsagan ng misa sa Quiapo Church, kinuha ng mga pulis ang mga placard ng ilang mga dumalo sa misa. @dzbb
— Isa Avendaño-Umali (@Isa_Umali) July 27, 2020
Video credit: Office of Sen. @risahontiveros pic.twitter.com/jp37iJyH7S
In a separate video of GMA News reporter Sandra Aguinaldo, it was seen that the placards were for expressing opposition against the new anti-terrorism law.
VIDEO: Ilan sa dumalo sa misa sa Quiapo Church ay nagdala ng mga placard kontra Anti-Terror Law. Kinumpiska ito ng mga pulis. @gmanews pic.twitter.com/911mOHLkyf
— sandra aguinaldo (@sandraguinaldo) July 27, 2020
Philippine National Police spokesman Police Brigadier General Bernard Banac said he would first check the video as he does not know yet the circumstances of the incident.
GMA News Online has also reached the Manila Police District for comment regarding the incident. — Anna Felicia Bajo/RSJ, GMA News