Schools and government offices will close and thousands of police will be deployed on Monday to oversee a planned "million-strong" rally by an influential religious group opposing calls to unseat Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, officials said. Philippine police chief Rommel Marbil said on Friday that he will deploy 2,500 police officers to keep the peace during the Manila rally.
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