LOOK: Sights here at Pride March 2019 in Marikina pic.twitter.com/lzREz7EMAd

— MJ Felipe (@mjfelipe) June 29, 2019

MANILA (UPDATE)—Battling bad weather, a record-breaking crowd of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community members, together with their supporters, attended the annual Metro Manila Pride (MMPride) parade in Marikina City, Saturday.

According to MMPride organizers, some 70,000 participants joined Saturday’s event, more than double last year’s 25,000.

BREAKING: As of 4:00 p.m., 30,000 na tayong lahat sa Marikina Sports Center, mga mahal! We have already beaten our 25,000 attendees record last year! #ResistTogether✊🏳️‍🌈 pic.twitter.com/xgLU9CiqdU

— 🌈Metro Manila Pride (@mmprideorg) June 29, 2019

Organizers earlier estimated the crowd at 30,000.

• Metro Manila Pride March now the oldest, largest pride demonstration in SEA

Metro Manila’s Pride celebration is considered the longest-running in the region, which started in 1994 with just more than 50 attendees.

Thousands flocked to the parade despite state weather bureau PAGASA’s advisory Friday that a low-pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) will continue to enhance the prevailing southwest monsoon.

This year’s event saw the signing of an Anti-Discrimination Ordinance in Marikina City in an effort to make it “a safer place for LGBTQIA+ people.”