LOOK: Around 701,000 members of religious sect Iglesia ni Cristo flock to the Quirino Grandstand in Manila for the "National Rally for Peace," as of 9 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, according to the Manila disaster management office.

Critics have slammed the event as an attempt to "shield" Vice President Sara Duterte from accountability amid impeachment complaints.

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