{"id":624400,"date":"2014-07-28T21:41:59","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T13:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/?p=624400"},"modified":"2014-07-28T21:41:59","modified_gmt":"2014-07-28T13:41:59","slug":"cops-fire-water-cannons-on-charging-sona-protesters-no-one-hurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/624400\/cops-fire-water-cannons-on-charging-sona-protesters-no-one-hurt","title":{"rendered":"Cops fire water cannons on charging Sona protesters; no one hurt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_624401\" style=\"width: 629px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2014\/07\/Sona-protests-072814.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-624401\" class=\" wp-image-624401\" title=\"Sona-protests-072814\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2014\/07\/Sona-protests-072814-660x371.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"619\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2014\/07\/Sona-protests-072814-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2014\/07\/Sona-protests-072814-129x72.jpg 129w, https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2014\/07\/Sona-protests-072814-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2014\/07\/Sona-protests-072814-342x192.jpg 342w, https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2014\/07\/Sona-protests-072814.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-624401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Nestor Corrales<\/p><\/div>\n<p>MANILA, Philippines\u2014The initially uneventful rallies at the State of the Nation Address ended violently after protesters stormed toward the police barricade, prompting authorities to douse them with red-tinted water.<\/p>\n\n<p>The “firing” of the so-called water cannons from four fire trucks lasted around 20 minutes after 5 p.m. Monday as President Aquino rounded up his speech.<\/p>\n\n<p>However, National Capital Region Police Office Director Carmelo Valmoria assessed the SONA protests as still peaceful.<\/p>\n\n<p>“Yes, despite what happened, I’d say the rally was generally peaceful,” the Task Force Kapayapaan commander said after the angry militants backed off and dispersed voluntarily.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Task Force Kapayapaan had initially expected a peaceful dispersal after the program of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan and its affiliates.<\/p>\n\n<p>Valmoria said there was no one injured and no one arrested in Monday’s conduct of the rallies.<\/p>\n\n<p>He justified the use of the water cannons, saying things could have been worse.<\/p>\n\n<p>“We allowed the protesters to hold their rallies the whole day, which they did peacefully. Then they try to breach the barricade,” Valmoria pointed out.<\/p>\n\n<p>Toward the end of the program, tension began rising as chants got louder and angrier, alerting anti-riot policemen to reform their ranks.<\/p>\n\n<p>As the lawmen beefed up their line, scores of militants charged at them, not minding the concrete barrier, steel fence and barbed wire that served as a first line of defense.<\/p>\n\n<p>Minutes later, red-tinted water began leaking from a hose connected to one of the fire trucks.<\/p>\n\n<p>At least four fire trucks\u2014 two behind the line, and two along the center island\u2014 trained their hoses on the protesters.<\/p>\n\n<p>The unfazed militants stood their ground, waving their banners and flags\u2014and so did the anti-riot policemen, who held their shields firmly and banging their truncheons in cadence.<\/p>\n\n<p>Behind the police barricade, another barrier made up of container vans was formed to protect another anti riot-unit lined up a few meters away.<\/p>\n\n<p>One of the negotiators, Supt. Leslie Castillo, said the protesters brought with them cutters to cut through the barbed wire.<\/p>\n\n<p>“They were meters away from our policemen when they got doused with water. But they did not break the barricade completely,” the official said.<\/p>\n\n<p>Some of the wires were cut and some concrete barriers were felled, where some militants tried pushing their way in.<\/p>\n\n<p>But they were held back by the water and another row of concrete barriers, where policemen were readying themselves.<\/p>\n\n<p>Castillo said no negotiations took place since the rallyists had already cut through the wires, prompting the fire trucks to train the hoses on them.<\/p>\n\n<p>Senior Supt. Procopio Lipana, Task Force CDM chief and the Quezon City Police District deputy director for operations, said there was no direct confrontation between the militants and the policemen.<\/p>\n\n<p>“The protesters eventually fell back and dispersed shortly before 6 p.m.,” he added.<\/p>\n\n<p>RELATED STORIES<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/624322\/leftwing-activists-clash-with-police\">Leftwing activists clash with police<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/624316\/aquino-the-filipino-is-worth-fighting-for\">Aquino: The Filipino is worth living for<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lifestyle.inquirer.net\/167028\/dionisia-pacquiao-a-scene-stealer-on-sona-red-carpet\">Dionisia Pacquiao a scene stealer on Sona red carpet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The initially uneventful rallies at the State of the Nation Address ended violently after protesters stormed toward the police barricade, prompting authorities to douse them with red-tinted water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":624401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,47],"tags":[9575,132983],"byline":[],"source":[206078],"column":[],"editor":[],"videographer":[],"position":[],"class_list":["post-624400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-stories","category-metro-latest-stories","tag-sona","tag-sona-2014","source-philippine-daily-inquirer"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cops fire water cannons on charging Sona protesters; 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