Palace eyes “sober, simple” EDSA commemoration

February 21, 2017

Malacañang plans a “sober, simple, with no fanfare” celebration of the 31st anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution this Friday.

The EDSA People Power commemoration will be held inside the AFP headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, where the historical event began.

Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra, in a press briefing in Malacañang on Tuesday said P1 million has been allotted for the EDSA People Power commemoration, saying that it will be a “day of reflection.”

Guevarra said that this year’s activities will be low-key to give way to a deeper appreciation of the EDSA event.

“That is precisely the reason why there is no pomp in this year’s anniversary celebration,” Guevarra explained. “It’s a time to settle down, quiet a bit, and think of what has happened over the past 30 years.”

EDSA People Power Commission’s Jose Ma. Concepcion III echoed that “it is going to be a very simple affair” and that there had been a consensus to “do it on a Friday” since there are some groups which had planned different forms of activities on Saturday. DMS