PNoy breaks tradition, celebrates EDSA in Visayas

President Benigno Aquino III bucked tradition to celebrate the 28th anniversary of EDSA People Power 1 away from Manila. On Tuesday, February 25, the President staged the traditional Salubungan in Cebu instead of at EDSA where the original joining of forces between then defense minister Juan Ponce Enrile and Gen Fidel V. Ramos occurred in 1986. The President also visited Davao Oriental and Leyte to inspect the government’s rehabilitation programs after typhoons ravaged communities there. Aquino admitted that the government needs to do more to help victims of typhoons, but denies that it hasn’t done enough. “We may not have been perfect and I’ll admit that. Pero para sabihin na we didn’t exercise maximum effort e medyo over naman yata yon,” said Aquino.


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