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Protesters join 35th People Power anniversary commemoration

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 06:30 PM

A protester holding a placard calling for the release of the so-called Lumad 26 passes in front of a row of policemen stationed at the People Power Monument along EDSA in Quezon City on Thursday as the country commemorates the 35th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution. Read more »

Uphold democracy

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 02:15 PM

Members of different civil society groups wave flaglets as they commemorate the 35th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution at the Diokno Freedom Park at the Commission on Human Rights in Quezon City on February 25, 2021. Read more »

Pagdiriwang ng EDSA Revolution 35th anniversary mas naging simple

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 26 05:24 AM

Simple at naging maikli lang ang programa ngayong Huwebes para sa ika-35 anibersaryo ng EDSA People Power Revolution. Read more »

'EDSA Revolution is not over': Ramos says Filipinos must 'work' to enjoy freedom, rights

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 12:58 PM

Former President Fidel V. Ramos on Thursday said the spirit of the EDSA People Power revolution "is not over" 35 years after it toppled authoritarian rule in the Philippines as Filipinos have to continuously "work" to "enjoy the freedoms and rights embodied in our Constitution." Read more »

Duterte on 35th EDSA anniversary urges Filipinos to 'set aside differences'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 10:30 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday urged Filipinos to "set aside our differences" as he marked the 35th anniversary of the peaceful EDSA Revolution.  Read more »

VP Robredo urges Filipinos to unite vs pandemic, 'constant threat' on democracy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 08:16 AM

VP Leni Robredo on Thursday urged Filipinos to unite against the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the "constant threat" on the country's democracy as the Philippines commemorated the 35th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution. Read more »

Filipinos urged to unite vs COVID-19 on 35th anniversary of EDSA People Power

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 08:03 AM

The Filipino people should unite against COVID-19 just as they did during the 1986 EDSA Revolution, an official said Thursday. Read more »

Open critical discussions on EDSA People Power instead of 'simply celebrating' anniversary: sociologist

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 03:04 AM

Annual celebrations of the EDSA People Power - hailed as Asia's lone peaceful revolution - has waned over the years after supporters of the historic movement failed to address questions about the failures of the protest that toppled Ferdinand Marcos' dictatorship, a sociologist said Wednesday . Read more »

Ika-88 na kaarawan ni dating pangulong Cory Aquino, ginunita

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 06:19 PM

Isang online mass ang inalay ngayong Lunes bilang paggunita sa ika-88 taong kapanganakan ni dating Pangulong Corazon Aquino.  Read more »

Filipinos haven't learned lessons from Marcos dictatorship, says activist-nun

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 06:07 PM

Filipinos have not learned their lessons from the dictatorship of the late President Ferdinand Marcos as the country's current situation is a "repetition" of what happened then, an activist-nun said Tuesday.   Read more »

Marcoleta insists ABS-CBN violated laws, franchise despite contrary testimonies

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 09 10:50 PM

A party-list lawmaker on Thursday summed up the reasons against granting ABS-CBN Corp. a new franchise, saying it violated the Constitution and the terms of its congressional license despite testimonies from various government agencies countering these claims.  Read more »

ABS-CBN 'took back' network from Marcos, was not 'given' by Cory govt: former GM

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 08:54 PM

ABS-CBN workers "took back" the network from the control of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in February 1986, its former general manager said Wednesday, disputing claims that it was simply handed back by the succeeding Cory Aquino government.  Read more »

Marcoleta claims Lopezes 'prematurely' reacquired ABS-CBN after EDSA revolt

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 11:16 PM

Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta claimed on Monday that the Lopez family "prematurely" took control of ABS-CBN in 1986 from the government prior to the completion of an arbitration proceeding that would have served as legal basis for the reacquisition. Read more »

No constitutional issue over ABS-CBN return to Lopez family: solons

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 08:37 PM

"I don't think there was any issue on the constitutionality of the return," said Rep. Michael Defensor, vice chairman of the House good government committee, a stand that was echoed by a number of congressmen on Monday.  Read more »

1995 franchise grant to ABS-CBN 'puts to rest' reacquisition issue: lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 08:09 PM

The 1995 law that granted ABS-CBN a 25-year franchise has "put to rest" questions over the Lopez family's reacquisition in 1986 of the network from the government, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said Monday. Read more »

Congressman questions return of ABS-CBN to Lopezes after martial law seizure

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 07:20 PM

Cavite Congressman Elpidio Barzaga said he wanted to know if the return of ABS-CBN to the Lopezes followed “proper process.” Read more »

Return of ABS-CBN to Lopez family in 1986 legal, approved by SC, solons told

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 05:30 PM

The Lopez family legally reacquired possession of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. more than a decade after Ferdinand Marcos shut it down and seized control of the network in 1972, its lawyer told a congressional hearing on its application for a new franchise on Monday. Read more »

They were just kids during Edsa ‘86, and they remember

Jerome Gomez
Updated as of Feb 25 11:26 AM

The memorials may get smaller but what happened those four days in February 1986 must not be forgotten—just ask the kids who were there. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 25, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 26 12:11 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Pagtaguyod sa press freedom panawagan sa paggunita ng EDSA Revolution

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 26 08:50 PM

Partikular na ipinanawagan dito ang pag-renew sa prangkisa ng ABS-CBN, na mapapaso pagdating ng Mayo kapag hindi pa ito naaprubahan.  Read more »