EPD on alert despite no planned rally at EDSA Shrine on Sept. 21

The PNP has placed Metro Manila under full alert, deploying around 17,000 personnel, including augmentation forces from the regional offices in Ilocos, the Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, and CALABARZON.

Arugay said they have yet to monitor any activities in their area as of Monday morning, as most of the major programs earlier announced by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan are set to take place in Manila.

Despite this, the EPD remains on alert for possible lightning rallies along the boundaries of Mandaluyong, San Juan, and Quezon City.

Arugay said the same deployment will remain in place today.

The EPD reported that around 2,000 personnel were deployed yesterday to monitor the programs of the August Twenty-One Movement (ATOM) and Akbayan, which were attended by around 250 people based on the police estimate.

The groups, however, separately estimated that the turnout reached around 1,000.