Quezon City
July 24, 2017

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte visited a rally staged by the protesters and talked with the rallyists after he delivered his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the House of Representatives in Quezon City.

“You know, meron kayong issue. Naintindihan ko. Alam ninyo ang posisyon ko rin. Alam ninyo na ginagawa ko ang lahat,” he said before the demonstrators.

He divulged that the Maute terror group is holding hundreds of civilians in Marawi City as he urged the protesters to remain patient with the Martial Law implementation.

“Yung martial law, may tatapusin lang ako para sa lahat. Hindi ‘yan forever. Maghintay lang kayo,” he said.

President Duterte also advised them to directly inquire with their representatives in the Cabinet for them to truly comprehend the government’s actions on their concerns.

“Hindi ako ang may-ari ng pera ng Pilipinas at tao. Ginagawa ko lang talaga ang paraan para maligayahan ang lahat. Para sa tao… ‘Wag kayo basta-bastang magmadali. Magtanong kayo diyan sa mga representante ninyo diyan kasi nandiyan ang mga left. Nandiyan si Maza. Nandiyan si Taguiwalo. Nandiyan si Mariano. Nandiyan si Briones,” he added.

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