Malacañang on Sunday held out an olive branch to various groups that joined the National Day of Protest against the President on Thursday, saying the administration was ready to hold a “constructive dialogue” with groups that were opposed to the way President Duterte ran the government.
“We have always kept the doors open for constructive dialogue with the strategic sectors of society, including those who do not share the stance of the administration on certain issues,” presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a statement.
The militant coalition Movement Against Tyranny said attendees to the peaceful rally at Rizal Park numbered at about 30,000, with one leader describing it as the biggest protest action so far against the Duterte administration.
The Philippine National Police, however, said the crowd only numbered 8,000 at the height of the protest rally.
Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate said Mr. Duterte should not belittle the “strength and righteous indignation” of the public, especially those who joined the “antityranny” rally at Luneta.
The protesters condemned extrajudicial killings even as it marked the 45th anniversary of the declaration of martial law by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
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