MANILA, Nov. 1 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday appealed to protesters joining the anti-corruption rallies on Nov. 30 to avoid violence, expressing hope that there would be no repeat of the chaotic rallies held on Sept. 21.

In a media briefing in Busan, South Korea where he attended the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, Marcos said the upcoming Bonifacio Day protests are not causes for concern.

"The only concern I have when we have demonstrations for whatever reason is that there are agitators who will go and try to cause trouble. What demonstrator goes to a demonstration with Molotov cocktails that are not intending to cause trouble or to hurt people?" Marcos said.

"Those are the people that we are worried...