MALACAÑANG on Sunday denied the allegations politics is involved in the coming celebration of the 30th anniversary of the People Power Revolution of 1986.
“There is no truth [to] the allegations there is politics of revenge,” Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. told the state-run dzRB radio.
“We have been united in Edsa [since] 1986 due to the principle of democracy, freedom and justice. This is the real meaning of our celebration of Edsa 30.”
President Benigno Aquino III will lead the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the People Power Revolution on Feb. 25, a special non-working holiday.
Today, Feb. 22, the celebration starts with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Libingan ng mga Bayani to be led by former President Fidel V. Ramos.
“Thousands of students will participate in the traditional welcoming of the Edsa celebration in front of the People Power Monument at the corner of Edsa and White Plains Avenue,” Coloma said.
He urged the public to go to the People Power experiential museum at the parade grounds of Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City to know the history of Martial Law.
Coloma said the People Power experiential museum will be open the whole day starting Thursday and Friday, Feb. 25 and 26, from 8 a.m. up to midnight the following day.
“The People Power experiential museum combines elements of theater, cinema, photography, performances, installations and other allied arts as it recreates the experience of Martial Law and the struggle of courageous Filipinos to awaken the sleeping masses,” Coloma said.
“The visitors enter the various halls of the museum such as the Hall of Deadly Sleep, the Hall of False Dreams, the Hall of Forgotten Martyrs, and the Hall of Awakening as they journey through the various phases of the Martial Law experience and the eventual triumph of the Edsa People Power Revolution.”
“We especially invite young Filipinos who were born or were growing up at the time of the Edsa People Power Revolution to visit the museum with their parents and elders.”