EDSA PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION ANNIVERSARY

The EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary is a special non-working holiday in the Philippines. The 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution gathered millions of Filipinos from all walks of life to march along Epifanio de Los Santos Avenue (EDSA), the movement that restored the democratic institution in the Philippines.

In the Philippines, there are only two kinds of holidays: regular holidays, and special non-working holidays.

Regular holidays, are those that usually have a fixed date, such as New Year’s Day, Independence Day, and Christmas Day.

Special Holidays, on the other hand, are more flexible. Apart from being enacted by Congress, they can also be declared by the President of the Philippines.

Get a quick overview of the political history of the Philippines from the time the Spaniards colonised the country in 1521 to its current democratic government.