Cops secure People Power Monument for Day 2 of UPI rally vs corruption

A fresh batch of police officers was deployed to the EDSA People Power Monument in Quezon City past 6 a.m. on Monday for Day 2 of the anti-corruption rally of the United People's Initiative (UPI).

The cops were deployed by the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), according to a report by Mark Makalalad on Dobol B TV.

The policemen positioned themselves at the monument and along White Plains Avenue in preparation for UPI's rally.

The Quezon City government issued a permit to UPI to continue its rally at the People Power Monument on Monday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The UPI, a group of retired military officials, held a rally along White Plains Avenue on Sunday to call for justice and accountability amid government corruption.

The group, composed of at least 1,000 retired police and military personnel, is calling for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and legislators to end corruption in flood control projects.

Sunday's rally ended at 10 p.m.

UPI said it was expecting at least 300,000 people to join the protest on Sunday which include members of PDP-Laban, One Bangsamoro, Kingdom of Jesus Christ, Jesus is Lord, and Iglesia Ni Cristo. It also said other organizations are welcome to join the rally.

UPI's rally coincided with the rally organized by the religious group Iglesia Ni Cristo at the Quirino Grandstand at Rizal Park in Manila.

On Sunday, Marcos monitored the rallies calling for transparency and accountability conducted by the different groups, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Acting Secretary Dave Gomez said.

As of past 6 a.m. on Monday, the situation at EDSA People Power Monument was quiet, Makalalad said. 

It was also the same at around 2:30 a.m., as seen in a video taken by Super Radyo dzBB reporter Rod Vega.

TINGNAN: Sitwasyon sa Edsa Shrine ngayong madaling araw (As of 2:00 AM) | via @Rodveg72 pic.twitter.com/ix9Pudvpp4

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) November 16, 2025

Meanwhile, the corner of Katipunan Avenue and White Plains Avenue in Quezon City was opened to traffic on Monday morning, according to a report by Carlo Mateo on Superr Radyo dzBB.

Kanto ng Katipunan Avenue at White Plains Avenue, Quezon City, binuksan na sa mga motorista. | via @SurfaceCarlo pic.twitter.com/TDcNF8tTJS

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) November 16, 2025

A zipper lane has been opened for vehicles on White Plains Avenue going toward EDSA.

Personnel of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and Quezon City Police District Traffic Sector in the area are on the alert. —KG, GMA Integrated News