How was EDSA Revolution omitted?
Posted by: Roy in Announcement, feedback & reviews, leadership, management, news, tags: Cory Aquino, EDSA Dos, EDSA Revolution, February 25, Ferdinand Marcos, Fidel V Ramos, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, histoy, holiday, independence, Jose Rizal, Magellan, memory, ninoy aquino, People Power, Philippine, who will kill EDSA?With the signing of Proclamation No. 1699 declaring the official list of Philippine holidays for 2009, I can’t help but ask, how was EDSA Revolution omitted from the list?
Correct me if I am wrong, but was it in the time of Cory Aquino or Fidel Ramos that February 25 was already included in the official list of Philippine holidays? Or was it just being declared a special holiday every year then?
At any rate, we all know that EDSA Revolution is a significant part of our country’s history. How come it was not included in the list signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. This is not the first time that she did not honor the memory of that day by not declaring it a holiday.
Is it too insignificant for her?
Was it intentional?
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