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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
The Philippines marks the anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution on Wednesday, February 25, exactly 40 years since the ouster of dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos.
Various groups are holding rallies and other activities across the country to commemorate the peaceful revolution, including one at the People Power Monument along EDSA, led by the Trillion Peso March Movement, and another at the EDSA Shrine, organized by Bayan and other progressive groups.
The events are all set despite President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s declaration of February 25 as a special working day — not a non-working day or holiday, unlike in past administrations.
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Protesters at EDSA 40: ‘Ikapitong utos: Huwag kang magnakaw’
Protesters at the People Power Monument on Wednesday, February 25, display banners with messages of all kinds during the Trillion Peso March commemorating the 1986 EDSA uprising. | Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler
Visitor honors Cardinal Sin on People Power anniversary
A visitor offers flowers and prayers at the tomb of Jaime Cardinal Sin inside the crypt of the Manila Cathedral on Wednesday, February 25.
Sin, the former archbishop of Manila, played a pivotal role in the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution, calling on Filipinos through Radio Veritas to support rebel soldiers and peacefully gather at EDSA. Photos by Rappler
[WATCH] Winnie Monsod to EDSA crowd: ‘People power is alive and kicking’
Economist and former NEDA secretary Winnie Monsod urges Filipinos to uphold good governance and the rule of law during her speech at the Trillion Peso March on Wednesday, February 25, as the nation marks the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution.
Activists stage protest at EDSA Shrine
Activists led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan or Bayan and allied organizations march to the EDSA Shrine to stage a protest on the 40th anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution on Wednesday, February 25. Photos by Jire Carreon/Rappler
Activists push past police to rally at EDSA Shrine
Activists force their way past a line of cops who were preventing them from holding a rally at the EDSA Shrine on Wednesday, February 25, the 40th anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution. Photos by Rappler
WATCH: ‘Salubungan’ at People Power rally
Protesters attending the People Power event here in White Plains, Quezon City, on Wednesday, February 25, do the symbolic “salubungan,” in which crowds of older and younger generations converge and exchange flowers.
Cardinal David, Viel Aquino-Dee join EDSA anti-corruption march
Kalookan Bishop Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David and Viel Aquino-Dee join protesters during the Trillion Peso March commemorating the anniversary of the 1986 EDSA uprising at the People Power Monument on Wednesday, February 25.
Photos by Angie de Silva/Rappler
WATCH: Trillion Peso March at People Power Monument expected to draw thousands
Thousands of people are expected to join the rally of the Trillion Peso March Movement at the People Power Monument on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, to mark the 40th anniversary of the EDSA Revolution.
WATCH: Cebuanos ring bells for 40th EDSA anniversary
Cebuanos stand in observance as the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu joins the simultaneous ringing of bells across the Archdiocese of Cebu, marking four decades since the EDSA People Power Revolution.
WATCH: Cebu protesters torch Marcos-Duterte canvas
Cebu protesters tear down and then burn a canvas depicting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte, denouncing them over alleged corruption and rights violations. | Video by Marjuice Destinado/Rappler
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