Malacañang said the EDSA People Power Revolution remains an integral part of Philippine history and “cannot be erased,” even as it has yet to issue an official statement for its 40th anniversary.

In a press briefing on Wednesday, Feb. 25, the day of the commemoration, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said no formal statement had yet been released.

“Mamaya po siguro bibigyan ko po kayo ng update patungkol po diyan pero wala pa po sa ating naibababang anumang impormasyon patungkol diyan (Maybe later I can give you an update regarding that, but so far no information has been released on the matter),” she said.

Asked about the significance of EDSA from the Palace’s perspective, Castro stressed its place in history.

“It’s part of the history, hindi ito mabubura/hindi mabubura kung anong naganap noon (It’s part of history, what happened then cannot be erased),” she said.

“Ang katapangan ng mga Pilipino, ang pagtanggap sa pangyayari, hindi po iyan mabubura sa history (The courage of the Filipinos, the acceptance of what happened, cannot be erased from history),” she added.

Castro also said President Marcos will study a proposed measure seeking to declare Feb. 25 as a regular national public non-working holiday. The EDSA revolution commemoration is currently a special working holiday.

“Kapag nakarating na po siguro sa Pangulo iyong bill at aaralin niya, titingnan po natin (When the bill reaches the President and he studies it, we will see),” she said.

“Sa ngayon po ay hindi po sinasabi kung naibigay na po ang version na ito (For now, it has not been said whether this version has already been submitted),” she added.

Castro earlier said the President “will study the suggestions regarding this matter” following the filing of a bill by members of both the majority and minority blocs in the House of Representatives to restore Feb. 25 as a regular holiday.

For decades, Feb. 25 was observed as a special non-working holiday to commemorate the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution.

In 2024, however, it was removed from the list of non-working holidays and declared a special working day instead, with Malacañang saying this would encourage participation in commemorative activities without disrupting economic productivity.

The EDSA People Power Revolution, which marks its 40th anniversary this year, led to the ouster of former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. from power and is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in Philippine democratic history.