Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 23) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared Friday, Feb. 24, a special non-working day.
Proclamation No. 167 — approved by Marcos on Thursday — aims to “enable our countrymen to avail of the benefits of a longer weekend” ahead of the anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Saturday, Feb. 25.
“The celebration of EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary may be moved from 25 February 2023 to 24 February 2023, provided that the historical significance of the EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary is maintained,” the document read.
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The Labor Department was tasked to issue the appropriate circular for the private sector.
The 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution has been tagged as the movement that restored the country’s democracy, and ushered in political, social, and economic reforms.
Filipinos had stormed the streets and forced the ouster of the president’s father, the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, who fled with his family to Hawaii in exile.
