THE Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on Monday said it would exercise maximum tolerance against the protesters who would be gathering along Commonwealth Avenue ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nationa Address (SONA).

“As a way of respecting everyone’s right to free speech, we will allow the protesters to hold protest actions or programs, whether they are pro- or anti-Duterte administration,” QCPD chief Joselito Esquivel told reporters in Filipino.

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