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Thousands of workers expected to attend Labor Day rally in Quezon City

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Nagsimula nang dumating sa Araneta Coliseum sa Cubao, Quezon City ang ilang manggagawa na lalahok sa ‘Mayo Uno People’s rally with Leni and Kiko.’ <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/r3QLntKrAu">pic.twitter.com/r3QLntKrAu</a></p>— Reiniel Pawid (@PawidReiniel) <a href="https://twitter.com/PawidReiniel/status/1520529624274718720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>MANILA — Thousands of workers are expected to attend a Labor Day rally on Sunday in Quezon City organized by supporters of presidential candidate Leni Robredo and vice presidential aspirant Francis &quot;Kiko&quot; Pangilinan.</p><p>Those attending the event lined up as early as 6 a.m. at the Araneta Coliseum to get free tickets. Up to 15,000 are expected to join.</p><p>Tickets will be given out on a &quot;first come, first served&quot; basis, organizers said, reminding that the venue can only accommodate 16,500 attendees.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Entrance Tickets for ‘Working People’s rally with Leni and Kiko’ are distributed as early as 6:30 AM.<br/><br/>Organizers said 15,000 free tix are available at the entrance of Araneta Coliseum. <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/lFxBq9bNmG">pic.twitter.com/lFxBq9bNmG</a></p>— Reiniel Pawid (@PawidReiniel) <a href="https://twitter.com/PawidReiniel/status/1520532710032568320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Organizers reminded attendees to bring their IDs and vaccination cards, and that they are prohibited from bringing food inside the venue.</p><p>Among those who are attending the Labor Day event are workers from the business process outsourcing, food and beverage, construction, and manufacturing sector.</p><p>Activities include the discussion of the Leni-Kiko tandem&#x27;s economic recovery plan, and discussions on the rights and benefits of workers.</p><div><strong>— Report from Reiniel Pawid, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2019132" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Some 15,000 workers are expected to attend a Labor Day rally on Sunday in Quezon City organized by supporters of the Leni-Kiko tandem.