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Top Catholic schools in the Philippines declare February 25, the 39th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution a non-working day.

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00:00Top Catholic schools in the Philippines declare February 25, the 39th anniversary of the 1986
00:06EDSA People Power Revolution, a non-working day.
00:10This, despite the Marcos government downgrading it to a special working day.
00:14The Dominican-run University of Santo Tomas announces no classes and work on February
00:1925, emphasizing the values of integrity, justice, and freedom.
00:23The Catholic schools around EDSA Ortigas, which are part of the EDSOR Consortium, say
00:27on Monday, February 17, they had agreed to celebrate the date as a special non-working
00:32holiday despite Malacanang's move to downplay the historic event.
00:36De La Salle Philippines expresses similar sentiments, highlighting the importance of
00:40remembering the people's victory in reclaiming their rights.
00:44The commemoration of the 1986 uprising which ousted dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos has been
00:49subdued during the three-year presidency of his son, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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