PNP: Avoid ‘Red Flags’ in Edsa Anniversary Rallies

PNP deploys 14k personnel to secure EDSA

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday beefed up security around the People Power Monument (PPM) in White Plains, Quezon City by deploying 14,900 personnel in anticipation of thousands of people expected to join the Trillion Peso March coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the EDSA Revolution.“We have deployed 14,900 [because] we are expecting that based on our said in Filipino during a briefing at Camp Crame.A…

AFP on red alert to support PNP in EDSA anniversary commemoration

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has placed its troops on red alert ahead of the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power...

DOJ, PNP hold meeting on 40th EDSA anniversary rallies

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) held a meeting to ensure peace and order on the rallies that would take place during the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power revolt on February 25, an official of the department said Tuesday.

AFP on red alert for EDSA anniversary, no major threats seen

The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday said it has been on red alert since February 21 for the 40th anniversary of the People Power Revolution, although

PNP: Avoid ‘red flags’ in Edsa anniversary rallies

MANILA, Philippines — Calls for the resignation of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. are “not seditious,” but organizers must avoid “red flags” at their rallies, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Monday. The agency issued this reminder ahead of protest actions on Wednesday, Feb. 25, marking the 40th anniversary of the Edsa People

BEYOND PERSONALITIES, POLITICAL COLOR | Edsa at 40: An occasion of hope, says activist priest

MANILA — Acknowledging the prevailing disappointment over the impact of the People Power Revolution, after the Marcos family’s restoration became its outcome 40 years down the road, a Church leader urged keepers of the Edsa flame to not lose hope in sustaining the spirit of that 1986 uprising. “Forty years after Edsa, many feel sad. […]