SOME 40 people were treated by medical teams Tuesday night after the Asean Music Festival concert at the Ayala Triangle Gardens in Makati City was canceled for safety reasons, police said Wednesday.
Metro Manila police chief Oscar Albayalde did not say what types of injuries were involved or how the concert goers were hurt, but said only that 31 were given “non-trauma” treatment.
Concert organizers canceled the show after the band Parokya ni Edgar played two songs, Albayalde said.
“After two hours of assessing the situation, the concert organizers finally decided not to push through with the concert for ‘reason of public safety,’” Albayalde said.
Albayalde said the concert goers dispersed without a problem at about 10 p.m., after being told that the rest of the show had been canceled.
Police said around 15,000 people attended the concert. Earlier, portions of Ayala Avenue and nearby streets were closed, causing traffic in the central business district.