SC: Courts nationwide closed for Friday’s Edsa revolt anniversary

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MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court on Thursday said all courts would suspend their work on Friday following the declaration of a holiday to celebrate the Edsa People Power Revolution.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. signed Proclamation No. 167 to move the celebration of the historical event from February 25 (Saturday) to February 24 2023 (Friday).

READ: Marcos declares February 24 a holiday in celebration of Edsa People Power Revolution

“In view of Proclamation No. 167 declaring 24 Feb. 2023 as a special non-working holiday throughout the country, CJ Alexander G. Gesmundo has ordered that there will be no work in all courts nationwide, except for those essential personnel who may be required to report for work,” the High Court’s public information office announced in Twitter.

The world-renowned 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution is a bloodless uprising that gathered millions of Filipinos along the main arteries of Metro Manila which led to the ouster of former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., the father of the present Chief Executive.

The assassination of former Senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr. at the Manila International Airport on August 21, 1983, sparked widespread demonstrations which served as among the catalysts for the revolution that clamored for a change in government.

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