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Record crowd defies rain, traffic to join 2019 Pride parade

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: Sights here at Pride March 2019 in Marikina <a href="https://t.co/lzREz7EMAd">pic.twitter.com/lzREz7EMAd</a></p>— MJ Felipe (@mjfelipe) <a href="https://twitter.com/mjfelipe/status/1144887626224193536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE)</strong>—Battling bad weather, a record-breaking crowd of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community members, together with their supporters, attended the annual Metro Manila Pride (MMPride) parade in Marikina City, Saturday.</p><p>According to MMPride organizers, some 70,000 participants joined Saturday’s event, more than double last year’s 25,000.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BREAKING: As of 4:00 p.m., 30,000 na tayong lahat sa Marikina Sports Center, mga mahal! We have already beaten our 25,000 attendees record last year! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ResistTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ResistTogether</a>✊🏳️‍🌈 <a href="https://t.co/xgLU9CiqdU">pic.twitter.com/xgLU9CiqdU</a></p>— 🌈Metro Manila Pride (@mmprideorg) <a href="https://twitter.com/mmprideorg/status/1144880406392557569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Organizers <a href="https://twitter.com/mmprideorg/status/1144880406392557569?s=21">earlier estimated</a> the crowd at 30,000.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/07/08/18/metro-manila-pride-march-now-the-oldest-largest-pride-demonstration-in-sea">Metro Manila Pride March now the oldest, largest pride demonstration in SEA</a></li></ul><p>Metro Manila’s Pride celebration is considered the longest-running in the region, which started in 1994 with just more than 50 attendees.</p><p>Thousands flocked to the parade despite state weather bureau PAGASA’s advisory Friday that a low-pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) will continue to enhance the prevailing southwest monsoon.</p><p>This year’s event saw the signing of an Anti-Discrimination Ordinance in Marikina City in an effort to make it “a safer place for LGBTQIA+ people.”</p>

<p>According to the city administration, around 38,000 participants joined Saturday's event, beating last year's 25,000.</p>

According to the city administration, around 38,000 participants joined Saturday's event, beating last year's 25,000.