Not declaring Feb. 25 or the EDSA People Power anniversary as a non-working holiday was neither an effort to erase history, nor undermining the gains from the historic revolution. EDSA People Power Revolution 39th anniversary (Santi San Juan/MANILA BULLETIN) This was what Malacañang Press Officer...
Do not forget. Celebrate. Be proud. The EDSA People Power Monument in Quezon City. (SANTI SAN JUAN / MANILA BULLETIN) On the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Tuesday, Feb. 25, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas urged students to uphold truth, fight injustice, and...
The Senate minority bloc on Tuesday, February 25, lauded the continuing moves to commemorate the spirit of the EDSA People Power Revolution, as the nation celebrates its 39 th anniversary. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said EDSA should be “celebrated” because it...
ILOILO CITY — Ilonggos highly criticized Mayor Jerry Treñas for downplaying EDSA People Power, especially when he boasted of his heroism during the Marcos dictatorship, including being imprisoned. ILOILO City Mayor Jerry Treñas' statement during the 36th anniversary of EDSA People Power in...
With the announcements of numerous academic institutions of class suspensions to commemorate the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution that toppled the Marcos dictatorship in 1986, senatorial candidate Bam Aquino said that the spirit of the peaceful revolution is alive in the...
To commemorate the 39th EDSA People Power anniversary this year, the Aquino Center and Museum in Tarlac City will be reopened to the public on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The vicinity of Adamson University in Manila is decorated with yellow ribbons a day ahead of the 39th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People...
The Ninoy and Cory Aquino Foundation (NCAF) announced that the Aquino Center will open its museum honoring the lives of Ninoy, Cory, and Noynoy Aquino on Feb. 24, just a day before the country commemorates the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power. (Photo courtesy of the Ninoy and Cory Aquino...
(Courtesy of Roni Santiago / MANILA BULLETIN) Private sector employees who will report for work on the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Tuesday, Feb. 25, are entitled to proper payment of wages, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. In Labor Advisory No. 2,...
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...
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...