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Monday’s SONA ‘Peaceful, Orderly’ Even After Arrest of 51 People – PNP

Summary by The Manila Times
 MANILA, Philippines – The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said on Tuesday that the security coverage for Monday’s State of the Nation (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was “generally peaceful and orderly” even after 51 people, 12 of them minors, were arrested. Brig. Gen. Randy Glenn Silvio, QCPD director, described the alleged act of vandalism by the 12 minors as an isolated incident.Of those under police custody, Silvio said nine of …

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A day after the police arrested the so-called SONA51, 42 individuals were released without charge. The Quezon City Police District and Meralco will file various charges against the nine arrested, including two paralegals. The 51 were arrested while protesting along Commonwealth Ave in Quezon City. They were part of the People’s SONA protest on July 27. Some of them were arrested for allegedly painting graffiti on the wall of a Meralco substation.

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GMA Filipino News broke the news in Quezon City, Philippines (the) on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
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