Top 5 News This Week: Duterte’s ICC pre-trial, EDSA People Power’s 40th anniversary
The hour of reckoning for Duterte's war on drugs and for the state of Philippine democracy
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The hour of reckoning for Duterte's war on drugs and for the state of Philippine democracy

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) defended the arrest of two protesters following a clash with authorities during the 40th anniversary of the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution

More than a hundred young activists in Baguio City staged a protest rally to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Edsa People Power revolution, asserting that Martial Law should never happen again.

MANILA, Philippines — Before Edsa became one of the most congested roads in the Philippines, it was a venue of resistance that marked the end of the more than 20-year regime of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. From February 22-25, 1986, millions of Filipinos converged on Efipanio delos Santos Avenue between Camp Crame and Camp Aguinaldo, heeding
The Philippines continues to grapple with the unfinished reforms stemming from the EDSA People Power Revolution.

TAGBILARAN CITY — Holy Name University (HNU) has opted to suspend work and classes on Wednesday, February 25, to mark the 40th anniversary of Edsa People Power revolution. HNU announced that all offic

Two separate programs, the EDSA40 rally and the Trillion Peso March, are scheduled to take place along EDSA to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the people power revolution.

A rally is scheduled to be held in Bacolod City to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution, organized by One Negros Ecumenical.

A concert organized by civil society groups in Quezon City launched commemorative activities for the upcoming 40th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution.

Advocacy groups are launching 'Bisto Proyekto,' a nationwide inspection of government infrastructure projects, ahead of the 40th EDSA People Power Anniversary.

Various militant groups who participated in a rally marking the 40th year of the Edsa People Power Revolution demanded the release of two activists arrested by police for alleged assault, resistance, and disobedience.

CALAPAN CITY, ORIENTAL MINDORO, Philippines — Forty years after millions of Filipinos gathered along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) in a historic show of peaceful resistance, a Catholic college

MANILA, Philippines — A prayer march began Wednesday morning at the Edsa Shrine as part of the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution. Participants first gathered at

BAGUIO CITY — The municipal government of Lamut in Ifugao province suspended work in its offices and classes in both public and private schools on Wednesday in observance of the Edsa People Power anni

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is open to studying a proposal to declare February 25, the anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution, a national holiday.

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Tuesday said the police will exercise “maximum tolerance” for rallies without permits ahead of the 40th anniversary of the Edsa People Power

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — The local government of Capas, Tarlac, will suspend work and classes at all levels on February 25 to mark the 40th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution that toppl

The Philippines is marking the 40th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution with various activities, including calls for parishioners to join a march rally, class suspensions in schools and LGUs, and a proposed bill to declare February 25 a non-working holiday.

The former Radio Veritas transmitter site in Malolos, Philippines, is highlighted as a powerful reminder of its crucial role in the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution, 40 years later.

Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug speaks with political scientist Aries Arugay to examine the legacy of the movement that toppled the Marcos dictatorship
Vice President Sara Duterte said that “to stand firm in the face of threats, harassment” is the true spirit of EDSA people power following the commemoration of its 40th anniversary last Wednesday.

Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas delivers a homily during a Mass commemorating the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution

Families of victims of the Duterte administration’s deadly campaign against illegal drugs were among those who participated in yesterday’s commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the EDSA people power revolution.

A bill has been filed in the House of Representatives seeking to declare the Edsa People Power Revolution anniversary a regular nonworking holiday nationwide.

Forty years after the EDSA People Power Revolution, we return to the same avenue and ask the same question. Not

Filipinos are marking the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution with various events and activities, focusing on themes like anti-corruption and historical remembrance.
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Forty years after the EDSA People Power Revolution, we find ourselves where we ought not to be

A report revisits the EDSA Shrine, highlighting its origins as an empty lot where Catholic faithful, including nuns and youth, gathered to help topple a dictator during the 1986 People Power Revolution.

Chants and songs against corruption filled the Quezon City Memorial Circle as artists and youth gathered for a concert marking the 40th anniversary of the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution.