EDSA rallies: 7 cops hurt, 2 activists heldProtesters calling for the accountability of public officials allegedly involved in corruption linked to flood control projects clash with the police as they march to EDSA Shrine during the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on February 25, 2026. MANILA, Philippines — Two activists were arrested and seven police officers were injured after violence marred rallies during the 40th anniversary of the EDSA people power revolt yesterday. The demonstrators – a man and a woman – were apprehended by anti-riot police following a standoff near the EDSA Shrine in Quezon City. One of them was brought to the PNP General Hospital for an X-ray on his skull. Penones said the confrontation between police and the protesters at the vicinity of the EDSA Shrine was an isolated incident.
