Iloilo City mayor defends Marcos Jr. admin's EDSA holiday downgrade

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas is under fire for defending the Marcos Jr. administration's decision to downgrade the EDSA People Power Revolution anniversary commemoration to a special working holiday.

Treñas, who has previously claimed he was detained as an activist during Martial Law, justified the President's move, stating it was a "presidential prerogative" and not a law.

He also announced that the Iloilo City government would not suspend classes, citing labor policies and the "no work, no pay" policy as reasons, and that he could be held liable for declaring it a holiday.

His remarks have sparked backlash, with critics resurfacing his past statements condemning authoritarian rule and questioning his shift in stance.

Despite the mayor's stance, some universities in Iloilo chose to suspend classes to honor the EDSA Revolution.