President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has issued Proclamation No. 1224 declaring Feb. 22 to 25 every year as "EDSA People Power Commemoration Week" to perpetuate and propagate the spirit of the historic 1986 event.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said the President signed the proclamation yesterday to encourage all government agencies, civic and religious organizations, and the Filipino people to join the yearly celebration of the EDSA People Power Revolution, "as a continuing and permanent source of inspiration for future generations."
Proclamation 1224, according to Ermita, was issued in support of Executive Order No. 82 dated Feb. 22, 1999, institutionalizing the legacy of the EDSA People Power Revolution by creating an EDSA People Power Commission to perpetuate and propagate the spirit of the historic event.
"The February 22 to 25, 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution which restored democratic institutions and ushered meaningful political, social and economic reforms in the country serves as a national inspiration as we chart our collective course as a nation and as a people," the proclamation stated.
The President said the Filipino nation has gained the respect and admiration of the world "with feats of valor and demonstration of people’s solidarity in transforming a society" during the four-day people uprising.
She called on all government agencies, civil society organizations, professional and religious organizations, the mass media, and the citizenry to actively participate in all commemoration activities and programs of the EDSA People Power Commission.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said the President signed the proclamation yesterday to encourage all government agencies, civic and religious organizations, and the Filipino people to join the yearly celebration of the EDSA People Power Revolution, "as a continuing and permanent source of inspiration for future generations."
Proclamation 1224, according to Ermita, was issued in support of Executive Order No. 82 dated Feb. 22, 1999, institutionalizing the legacy of the EDSA People Power Revolution by creating an EDSA People Power Commission to perpetuate and propagate the spirit of the historic event.
"The February 22 to 25, 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution which restored democratic institutions and ushered meaningful political, social and economic reforms in the country serves as a national inspiration as we chart our collective course as a nation and as a people," the proclamation stated.
The President said the Filipino nation has gained the respect and admiration of the world "with feats of valor and demonstration of people’s solidarity in transforming a society" during the four-day people uprising.
She called on all government agencies, civil society organizations, professional and religious organizations, the mass media, and the citizenry to actively participate in all commemoration activities and programs of the EDSA People Power Commission.
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