EDSA, QUEZON CITY ─ Quezon City Mayor Josefina “Joy” Belmonte will spearhead the flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremonies for the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on 25 February, 8:00 a.m., at the EDSA People Power Monument, EDSA cor. White Plains, Quezon City.
She will be joined by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) Chair Regalado Trota Jose Jr., Human Rights Violations Victims’ Memorial Commission (HRVVMC) Executive Director Carmelo Victor A. Crisanto, and non-government organizations such as Spirit of EDSA, Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation, Inc., August 21 Movement, Chino Roces Foundation, Project Gunita PH, and Ateneo Martial Law Museum and Library.
‘Sovereignty resides in the People and all government authority emanates from them.’ These words were the title of Proclamation No. 1 signed by then President Corazon C. Aquino on 25 February 1986, thirty-nine years ago–the same day she took her oath of office before Supreme Court Associate Justice Claudio Teehankee. At that moment, the world looked upon the Philippines following the successful people power revolution that ushered in the transfer of power into a newly elected government of, for, and by the people.
The mostly bloodless transition was credited to the millions of Filipinos from all walks of life that gathered along the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue and at other major cities of the country to offer their lives in their sincere belief that enough was enough, and a new freedom had dawned in our archipelago. Through their stand, in the face of the ever-present threat of violence and death, hope had shined through, and it was the people that ended the regime of Ferdinand Marcos, Sr.
The NHCP is the national government agency mandated to promote Philippine history through its museums, research, and publications, and to preserve historical heritage through conservation and the marking of historic sites and structures.
Refer to:
NHCP Communications Team
T.M. Kalaw Ave., Ermita, Manila 1000
(+632) 5335-1217 loc. 126 | (+63960) 328-4200
