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Palace satisfied over conduct of Nov. 30 rallies

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December 2, 2025

Malacañang has expressed satisfaction over the conduct of the largely peaceful rallies in the country, reiterating the administration's commitment to uphold the citizen's right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

- BY BETHEENA UNITE

Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez made the statement, following the Trillion Peso March on Sunday, Nov. 30.

"Well, so far natutuwa kami sa ating mga rallies. Nasabi na ng ibang tagapagsalita natin na ang administrasyon ay naniniwala sa freedom of expression at pinoprotektahan natin yung right ng ating mga mamamayan to peaceably assemble. At natutuwa nga kami na so far, peaceful yung ating mga rallies na nakikita (Well, so far we are pleased with our rallies. Our other spokespersons have already said that the administration believes in freedom of expression and that we protect our citizens' right to peaceably assemble. And we're satisfied that so far, the rallies we are seeing have been peaceful)," Gomez said in an interview over One News on Sunday.

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