After the EDSA People Power Revolution Day, which fell on a Tuesday, was declared by President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. as a special working holiday, educational institutions nationwide made the stance to suspend classes to ensure the undisturbed observance of the historic occasion.
Aside from a number of Catholic universities in the National Capital Region, such as DLSU, UST, among others, and members of the EDSOR consortium, schools from the different regions of the Philippines followed suit, making pronouncements of support and calling off classes.
The following are the academic institutions based in the regions that opted to celebrate the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution via class suspensions, in the face of a presidential prerogative that veered away from what traditionally was a non-working holiday.
LUZON
General De Jesus College - Nueva Ecija
Imus Institute - Imus, Cavite
St Scholastica’s Academy - Pampanga
Colegio de San Juan de Letran - Bataan
Colegio de San Juan de Letran - Calamba, Laguna
Colegio de San Juan de Letran - Manaoag, Pangasinan
Saint Louis College - San Fernando, La Union
Saint Louis University - Baguio
Saint Mary’s University - Nueva Vizcaya
University of Saint Louis - Tuguegarao, Cagayan
De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute - Dasmariñas, Cavite
De La Salle Lipa - Batangas
De La Salle University - Dasmariñas, Cavite
La Salle College Antipolo - Rizal
St. Jaime Hilario School - De La Salle - Bataan
Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan Parochial Schools - Oriental Mindoro
La Consolacion College - Biñan, Laguna
La Consolacion University Philippines - Bulacan
University of the Assumption - San Fernando, Pampanga
Mabini Colleges Inc. - Camarines Norte
VISAYAS
University of the Philippines - Cebu
Don Bosco Technical College - Cebu
University of San Carlos - Cebu
Saint Louis College College - Cebu
De La Salle Andres Soriano Memorial College - Toledo, Cebu
St. Joseph's School - La Salle - Bacolod, Negros Occidental
University of St. La Salle - Bacolod, Negros Occidental
MINDANAO
De La Salle John Bosco College - Bislig, Surigao del Sur
La Salle Academy - Iligan City, Lanao del Norte
La Salle University - Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental
The Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan Parochial Schools (AVCPS), a system composed of 14 parochial schools in Oriental Mindoro, said in a statement that its suspension of work and classes was in line with the “recognition of this historic event and to provide an opportunity for reflection on its significance.”
AVCPS said it wants to “instill the lessons of the People Power Revolution“ which can be meaningfully done through “creative memorialization” such as prayer services, as well as “educational discussions” like brief talks and video presentations that discuss democracy, peace, and civic responsibility.
La Consolacion College in Biñan, Laguna, meanwhile, said that it is one with the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) in observing the 39th EDSA Day to “reaffirm its spirit as a shining moment in our life and history as a nation.”
The Daet, Camarines Norte-based Mabini Colleges also joined the special commemoration, as they “honor the spirit of unity, courage, and democracy that defined the unforgettable moment.”
