CEBU CITY, Philippines -- The height requirement set for the Vicente Sotto III-Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK) event at the Cebu City Sports Center this afternoon, Saturday, April 2, is a
Police say the height requirement for the BOPK-Sotto rally is an agreed policy with the organizers.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Parilla, deputy director for operations of the Cebu City Police Office , made this clarification in the face of mounting criticisms and allegations that the policy is discriminatory. Earlier, Parilla said that they will not allow minors and individuals below four feet in height to go inside the venue and participate. He also belied allegations that the height requirement is discriminatory adding that they only to ensure the safety of spectators.