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Crowds flock to Quezon Memorial Circle despite Pride Night concert cancellation

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Izzy Lee

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<div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3058654"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><p>Crowds flocked to the gate of Quezon Memorial Circle on Saturday even though organizers canceled the Pride Night concert due to heavy rain. </p><p>Some in the crowd forcefully pushed through the gate after guards allowed an ambulance to enter, causing a commotion. </p><p>The situation was brought under control after the guards managed to close the gate again. </p><p>The Quezon City local government is verifying the incident.</p><p>They hoped that the concert would still resume, like Roy Ortzalez, who came from Cainta, Rizal. They felt that their trip would be wasted, so they intended to make the most out of it.</p><p>&quot;Kasi hindi pa tapos...gustong gusto kasi naming makita yung BINI, di ba?&quot; said Roy Ortalez.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/6/21/pride-march-2024-aims-for-unity-to-end-discrimination-violence-against-lgbt-2247" id="isPasted">Pride March 2024 aims for unity to end discrimination, violence against LGBT</a></div><p> Some attendees waited outside the venue, unaware of the cancellation.</p><p> &quot;Wala talaga kaming idea na canceled na &#x27;yung event. Nag-aabang kami ng friend namin na magsabi sa amin kung matutuloy ba or what,&quot; said Joselita David.</p><p>(We really had no idea the event was canceled. We were waiting for our friend to tell us if it would go on or not.)</p><p>Others, like Jerome Veterbo, were frustrated that the cancellation wasn&#x27;t announced to them. He mentioned taking leave from work for the event.</p><p> &quot;After what we&#x27;ve been through, the rain and then the event being canceled, we still had no idea,&quot; he said.</p><p> Attendees expressed their disappointment that they now had to go home.</p><div> <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/6/21/qc-naglatag-ng-rerouting-plan-para-sa-pride-march-1951" id="isPasted">QC naglatag ng rerouting plan para sa Pride March </a></div><p> &quot;Nakakadisappoint din kasi iniintay din namin to, araw din namin to gusto namin maging masaya. Wala kaming magagawa umulan,&quot; said Len Bernardero.</p><p>(It&#x27;s disappointing because we were looking forward to this. It&#x27;s our day, and we wanted to be happy. There&#x27;s nothing we can do about the rain.)</p><p>The event was also criticized for being poorly organized, which caused confusion.</p><p>&quot;Nahirapan po yung mga tao sa paglabas dahil wala pong may alam saan yung labasan pati pagpasok....kaya nag-uuwian na po,&quot; said Sandro Adriano. </p><p>(People had a hard time exiting because no one knew where the exits were, and even entering was chaotic...so people started going home.) </p><p>Additionally, the large crowd proved overwhelming for many.</p><p> &quot;Siksikan po sa loob tsaka puro tulakan kaya marami na pong nahimatay,&quot; said Francine Perez. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/21/up-to-200-000-expected-to-join-qc-pride-march-on-june-22-lgu-1905" id="isPasted">Up to 200,000 expected to join QC Pride March on June 22: LGU</a></div><p> (It was crowded, and there was a lot of pushing, which caused many people to faint.)</p><p> Traffic on Elliptical Road was heavy due to the rain, with people from QC Memorial Circle crossing to head home.</p><p> The situation has improved as of writing, and some have already returned home.</p>

<p>Crowds flocked to the gate of Quezon Memorial Circle on Saturday even though organizers canceled the Pride Night concert due to heavy rain.</p>

Crowds flocked to the gate of Quezon Memorial Circle on Saturday even though organizers canceled the Pride Night concert due to heavy rain.