A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) is recovered outside the Senate building in Pasay City early Monday, ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) says the item is flagged during a routine security inspection by Pasay City Police Station personnel after a towing service employee notices it along Diokno Boulevard. Police report that the suspicious device is then handled through the appropriate “Render Safe Procedure” (RSP), according to the NCRPO.
The recovery comes hours before the formal opening of the second regular session of the 20th Congress and the scheduled SONA. Both reports describe the incident as a preemptive security response in the area outside the Senate premises, with authorities taking steps to neutralize the suspected device. No details on arrests or the extent of damage are provided in the two accounts.
