PNoy, Cabinet meet Sunday night to discuss Iglesia ni Cristo protest

(Updated 12:58 a.m., August 31, 2015) President Benigno Aquino III held a meeting with his Cabinet members late Sunday night at his residence at Bahay Pangarap.

Presidential Communications Undersecretary Manuel L. Quezon III posted several pictures of the meeting.

Visible in the posted pictures were Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, Social Works Sec. Dinky Soliman, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs Ronald Llamas, Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima, and Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, among others.

Happening Now: The President conferring with Cabinet members and other officials at Bahay Pangarap. pic.twitter.com/JUoWccL2a6

— Manuel L. Quezon III (@mlq3) August 30, 2015

The President discussing developments with members of Cabinet and other officials at Bahay Pangarap. pic.twitter.com/5VsiNeVgob

— Manuel L. Quezon III (@mlq3) August 30, 2015

Meanwhile, Roxas explained in his Twitter account that they discussed the Iglesia ni Cristo protest during the meeting. He gave no further details.

In a meeting with the President to discuss the INC rally at EDSA. pic.twitter.com/LmgwE9FOQT

— Mar Roxas (@MARoxas) August 30, 2015

The government has come under fire as Iglesia ni Cristo has taken its mass action to EDSA, paralyzing a large part of Metro Manila's main thoroughfare. Church members are calling for the Department of Justice to stop what they called its meddling in its internal affairs. — DVM/JST, GMA News