Today’s going to be a busy day.
“Police estimated a crowd of about 500 from Bayan Southern Tagalog, the first batch of protesters to arrive at the Ever Gotesco Mall which is the closest they could get to Batasan Pambansa,” reports Frances Magosing on Inquirer.net.
President Aquino is set to deliver his 5th State of the Nation address this 3pm at Batasan Pambansa, before lawmakers, his Cabinet, and members of the Diplomatic Corps.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno will be attending, despite recent tension between the Executive and Legislative branches over the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP).
The Philippine National Police have deployed 10,000 officers as part of “Super Task Force Kapayapaan” to secure PNoy.
A live feed will be aired on YouTube by RTVMPNoy (see below).
And in case you’re interested, the President will wear a barong Tagalog designed by Paul Cabral, reports Kristine Angeli Sabillo on Inquirer.net. He will be joined by his four sisters, including celebrity Kris Aquino.
