Over 40,000 join INC anti-corruption rally midday at Quirino Grandstand

Forty-five thousand individuals attended the first day of the three-day protest organized by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) at Quirino Grandstand in Manila by midday on Sunday, the Manila Police District said. 

The said crowd estimate was recorded as of 1 p.m. of Sunday, with more people expected to arrive as the program is expected to start later in the afternoon. 

The famed Luneta Park, where the venue of the protest is located, was filled with thousands of INC members wearing white shirts with the statement, “Transparency for a Better Democracy.”  

All the way from T.M. Kalaw Avenue up to the grandstand, the sidewalks were also filled with tents. Street vendors also took advantage of the event to sell food, picnic mats, umbrellas, among others. 

Several members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo have camped along T.M. Kalaw Avenue in Manila on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. Vince Angelo Ferreras/GMA Integrated News

On the other hand, the Philippine National Police said that deployments remained active. As of 9 a.m., 1,481 personnel were already in place at the Quirino Grandstand. It has also deployed 1,384 others at the People Power Monument where another protest is being staged by the United People's Initiative, a group of retired generals.

The three-day INC protest that will end on Tuesday, November 18 seeks transparency and accountability amid the anomalous flood-control projects in the country. —KG, GMA Integrated News