President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. dropped a public holiday marking the anniversary of a revolution that ousted his father, an official document showed Friday, reigniting accusations he is trying to whitewash his family's past.
A woman stands in front of the People Power Monument during a rally marking the 37th anniversary of the"People Power" revolution, which ousted Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's dictator father and sent the family into exile, on Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, or EDSA, in Quezon City on February 25, 2023. Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
February 25 was declared a "special national holiday" in 2000 by then-president Joseph Estrada. Rights activists typically hold rallies on the day to commemorate the restoration of democracy. But a presidential proclamation declaring holidays for 2024 -- dated October 11 and released on Friday -- makes no mention of the anniversary at all.
Project Gunita, which is digitising books, films and articles documenting Marcos Sr.'s rule, said it was another "state-sponsored attempt to whitewash the history of the brutal dictatorship".
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