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Protesters gather at the EDSA Shrine in Quezon City to mark the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on February 25, 2026. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Karen De Guzman

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1772011851088viber_image_2026-02-25_14-19-38-282.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Protesters gather at the EDSA Shrine in Quezon City to mark the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on February 25, 2026.
<em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Two protesters were arrested on Wednesday after allegedly throwing stones at police officers and causing a disturbance along the southbound lane of Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue leading to the EDSA Shrine during the commemoration of the EDSA People Power Revolution.</p><p>Police Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Peñones Jr., acting director of the Philippine National Police Directorate for Operations, clarified that authorities were not blocking the rally but merely managing traffic to prevent congestion along the busy thoroughfare.</p><p>“Kanina, nagkaroon ng isolated case na kung saan may mga raliyista, mga agitators na nambabato so we cannot do otherwise but to effect the arrest,” Peñones said.</p><p>(There was an isolated case earlier where some rallyists — agitators — threw stones, so we had no choice but to arrest them)</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/2/25/edsa-40-begins-with-a-prayer-against-corruption-1358">EDSA 40 begins with a prayer against corruption<br/></a></div><p>Police had identified areas of convergence along the southbound lane going to Ortigas Avenue, where some protesters allegedly attempted to occupy the entire stretch of the highway.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2026576039166824511&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-02-25T09%3A07%3A28.188041%3A0b738437-169e-43b1-9fb5-a985180abe92%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=ad8debbaa62c0e0627c3dd5282566c99456d78d2&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:494px;height:567px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2026576039166824511"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>“‘Yung flow ng traffic, hindi dapat maapektuhan kaya pinakiusapan natin sila na tumabi na kung puwede i-occupy lang nila isang lane,” he said.</p><p>(The flow of traffic should not be affected so we asked them to give way and just occupy one lane)</p><p>He said most protesters complied.</p><p>“Pero may ilang grupo, maliit na grupo na talagang ayaw at imbes na makipag-cooperate sa atin, sila pa ‘yung nagsimula ng kaguluhan at nanakit sa ating kapulisan,” he added.</p><p>(But there was a small group that didn&#x27;t want to and started trouble and hurt our police officers instead of cooperating)</p><p>Authorities said the two people arrested — a man and a woman, both of legal age — are facing charges of direct assault, resistance and disobedience to a person in authority, alarm and scandal, and violation of the Public Assembly Act.</p><p>Police noted that the group the two belong to do not have a permit to hold a rally in the area.</p><p>Peñones stressed that the PNP continues to implement “maximum tolerance” in line with the directive of PNP chief Police Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., allowing protesters to air their grievances as long as public order is maintained.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>3 COPS REPORTEDLY INJURED</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Three police officers were injured during the incident, sustaining minor injuries including contusions, lacerations, and bruises, Peñones said.</p><p>Meanwhile, police also intercepted a truck allegedly intended to be used as a mobile stage, which authorities said could have blocked traffic along the Ortigas and EDSA area.</p><p>Instead, organizers were allowed to use a smaller pickup truck equipped with a public address system to avoid paralyzing traffic flow.</p><p>Despite the isolated incident, the PNP described the overall commemoration as generally peaceful.</p><p>At the PNP Command Center, authorities continued to monitor activities at the EDSA Shrine and the People Power Monument.</p><p>Police estimated the combined crowd in both EDSA Shrine and People Power Monument at around 6,000 participants as of Wednesday afternoon.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2026570845993443826&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-02-25T09%3A07%3A28.188041%3A0b738437-169e-43b1-9fb5-a985180abe92%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=ad8debbaa62c0e0627c3dd5282566c99456d78d2&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:494px;height:617px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2026570845993443826"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Organizers earlier agreed to limit activities at the EDSA Shrine until 4:30 p.m., while the program at the People Power Monument was expected to conclude by 5 p.m., with police anticipating a gradual dispersal of attendees.</p>

<p>Two protesters were arrested on Wednesday after allegedly throwing stones at police officers and causing a disturbance along the southbound lane of EDSA leading to the EDSA Shrine during the commemoration of the EDSA People Power Revolution.</p>

Two protesters were arrested on Wednesday after allegedly throwing stones at police officers and causing a disturbance along the southbound lane of EDSA leading to the EDSA Shrine during the commemoration of the EDSA People Power Revolution.

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2 arrested after clash with police at EDSA People Power commemoration

Karen De Guzman,

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Published Feb 25, 2026 05:34 PM PHT

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