Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero issued an apology on Friday, April 12 after a sports utility vehicle (SUV) bearing the protocol license plate no. 7 that had been issued to him was caught on the EDSA bus lane. "In the morning of 11 April 2024, a vehicle bearing protocol license plates issued to me...
Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista has rejected requests from various government agencies to be included on the list of vehicles allowed to travel along the EDSA Busway. This was revealed by Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Don Artes as he emphasized that even...
photo: MMDA The monstrous traffic jams along EDSA on Monday morning, April 1, were partly caused by the unfinished road works of two...
The government has started its market-sounding activity for the EDSA Busway Project, the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center said Tuesday, March 12. The PPP Center and the Department of Transportation commenced the preliminary activity to engage potential stakeholders for the project. The...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s position on the EDSA People Power Revolution “has never changed,” referring to a 2017 statement questioning the bloodless revolt, which was the reason why she took down an earlier social media post wherein she acknowledged the 38th EDSA anniversary. Vice...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s message for the 38th anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution was taken down just hours after it was posted on the official’s social media account. Wreath-laying ceremony for the 38th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution held at the EDSA...
The EDSA Shrine, also known as the Archdiocesan Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace—a historical landmark commemorating the bloodless revolution that toppled the Marcos regime in 1986–may become a “national shrine.” (Photo from EDSA Shine / Facebook) Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the...
EDSA People Power Monument (The Official Gazette) A survey conducted by research firm WR Numero on Filipinos’ views on historical events showed that 45.1 percent have a favorable perception of the EDSA People Power Revolution (12.3 percent “very positively,” 32.8 percent...
Leila de Lima (left), Rowena Guanzon hug it out at Club Filipino (X) When Rowena Guanzon met Leila de Lima on Sunday, Feb. 25, tight hugs and hopefulness abound. There are two reasons for this. First, Sunday wasn't an ordinary day, for it was the...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday, Feb. 25, asked Filipinos to uphold the spirit of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution as she recalled the “brave souls” whose “courage and determination paved the way for a better Philippines.” Wreath-laying ceremony for the 38th anniversary of...
Women's organization Gabriela on Sunday, Feb. 25 criticized the government’s efforts to amend the Philippine Constitution, calling them “deceptive” and “out-of-tune,” and reiterated demands for rights, land, livelihood, and sovereignty. Gabriela It said it has joined the public march...
Holiday or not, democracy advocates, human rights supporters, and friends and families of Martial Law victims on Sunday, Feb. 25, remembered the 38th anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution and called for a “reclamation” of the Filipinos’ voice and legacy amid the distortion of the...
