EDSA People Power Day, February 25, 2012: School Holiday

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To commemorate the celebration of EDSA Revolution People Power Day, Pres. Benigno Aquino Jr has announced the date of February 25, 2012, Saturday, as a School Holiday.

To give you a little insight of the celebration here are some of the climax of the history. It was February  22- 25 in 1986 when  an approximate three (3) million of people bring together  at (EDSA) Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue to have  a peaceful,  "bloodless" revolution by waving yellow ribbon tied in their arms, religious groups and leaders led hand by hand joined together and prayed for the ejection of the dictatorship by the late Pres. Ferdinand Marcos. There is an accusation that the election result of February7, 1986 was fraud and the true President that has won was the late Pres. Corazon Aquino.The protest leads to the departure of the family Marcos from Malacanang Palace to the state of Hawaii.Later in the morning of February 25, 2012 Pres. Corazon Aquino was inaugurated as the legitimate president.

This year would be the 26th year anniversary of People Power Revolution wherein the essence of real democracy has to be enjoyed and protected.

SC Favor Farmers of Hacienda Luisita

Based on the 56 pages decision of the Supreme Court, 14-0 votes in favor of the farmers of Hacienda Luisita. Five thousand  (5,000 hectares) will be distributed to its 6,000 tenants.Farmer- benificiaries will have to pull out their share of stocks from Hacienda Luisita International but will be paid  P1,330,511,500.

There will be no tax, fees and other charges in transferring of stokcs and all non -qualifying members will stay as stokholders of HLI. According to Antonio Ligon, spokesperson of HLI they will follow the court order.


“We still have to look at all angles of the decision, pero ang maganda dito, positive naman itong decision. Walang aversion. We are not against the land distribution ruling,” said Ligon.


There's still no comments from Malacanang regarding the decision,  "We have not seen a copy of the decision yet and we will defer comment until such time," said presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda.