The Manila Police District (MPD) reported that the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution in Manila on Feb. 25, was “generally peaceful,” with no major untoward incidents recorded. Around 6,000 personnel from the MPD and partner agencies were deployed across...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said the 40th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution on Wednesday, Feb. 25, in the region was generally peaceful. Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, PRO-NIR director, said that the event reminded Filipinos...
CEBU CITY – As the country commemorated the 40th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution Wednesday, Cebu Archbishop Alberto Uy called for moral conversion. Speaking in a Mass at the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño here, Uy described the popular uprising as a “moment of national...
On the 40th anniversary of the People Power Revolution, members of Akbayan Party joined other progressive groups at EDSA, calling for an end to corruption and political dynasties. Akbayan President Rafaela David emphasized that the EDSA spirit must be fully realized through an "electoral...
What is the EDSA People’s Power Revolution to citizens who were not yet born 40 years ago, or who were too young to remember how a peaceful gathering initiated change in our country’s political structure? On Feb. 22, 1986, people from all walks of life dropped everything and heeded the calls of...
Tensions escalated between protesters and police on Wednesday, Feb. 25, as rallyists made their way from EDSA-Ortigas toward the EDSA Shrine during the “EDSA 40: Tuloy ang Laban sa Korapsyon at Kahirapan” mobilization. Police installed barricades along the southbound lane of EDSA to stop the...
As the Philippines commemorates the 40th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) called on Filipinos to renew their commitment to good citizenship, citing persistent social problems that continue to challenge the nation. In...
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...
BACOLOD CITY – Some local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental have suspended classes and government work on Wednesday to mark the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution. Feb. 25 is a special working day pursuant to Proclamation No. 1006, Series of 2025, issued by...
Rallyists began gathering at key locations across Manila early Wednesday, Feb. 25, as the nation commemorated the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution, while police tightened security around major roads leading to Malacañang Palace. Manila Police District (MPD) Spokesperson Maj....
A prayer march from the EDSA Shrine to the EDSA People Power Monument began at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, as part of the activities commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution. Participants offered flowers and the recitation of the “Panata ng Mamamayan,” echoing...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan urged the public on Wednesday, February 25 to remember that the commemoration of the Edsa People Power Revolution is about making the impossible become possible through the collective action of the people working for the common good. Pangilinan made his point...
