EDSA traffic still heavy near rally sites of Iglesia Ni Cristo early Saturday morning

(UPDATED 4:13 a.m.) Traffic along EDSA near the protest rally sites of the Iglesia Ni Cristo is "moderate to heavy", GMA News' radio dzBB said early Saturday morning.

According to the Eastern Police District, the crowd at Shaw Boulevard was estimated at 2,500 at around 2 a.m.

Reporting from the intersection of EDSA and Shaw Boulevard, dzBB reporter Divine Reyes gave this update on the traffic there:

Edsa Shaw NB approaching Ortigas as of 3am: Moderate to heavy. @dzbb pic.twitter.com/fJibrsVhPR

— Divine Reyes (@divinereyes) August 28, 2015

The MMDA said traffic along the Ortigas to Shaw section of EDSA is passable, but they did not indicate how heavy the traffic volume is.

@Mscarletj passable po. As of 3:10 AM, EDSA NB: Boni-Ortigas (H). Ten-4 #mmda

— Official MMDA (@MMDA) August 28, 2015

There is a program ongoing at a stage or platform set up at the EDSA-Shaw intersection.

Walang tulugan para sa mga kaanib ng #iglesianicristo. Programa sa itinayong entablado sa Edsa-Shaw patuloy. @dzbb pic.twitter.com/U2oDI7kFfi

— Divine Reyes (@divinereyes) August 28, 2015

Apparently, the protesters at Shaw or some of them at least, came from the EDSA-Ortigas intersection.

Mga miyembro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo na nagtipon sa Ortigas area, tumungo na sa Edsa-Shaw Crossing. @dzbb pic.twitter.com/k6v94buKSv

— Divine Reyes (@divinereyes) August 28, 2015

Earlier, the Iglesia Ni Cristo said their mass action on EDSA could run until Monday.

YouScooper Raymond Gomez said in a tweet to GMA News that the Iglesia Ni Cristo protesters are spending the night on sidewalks and other resting places they could find along EDSA.

Mga INC member na magpapalipas na ng gabi sa EDSA Shaw sa Mandaluyong City @GMANewsOnline @YouScoop @gmanews pic.twitter.com/R4jdSkZrHE

— Raymond Gomez (@KaniasRaymond) August 28, 2015

— ELR, GMA News