CEBU CITY — Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia defended his decision in not declaring a special non-working holiday here on Feb. 25, 2025, keeping students in class when other local governments in the province suspended classes for the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution.

Garcia cited the national policies and the absence of directives from higher authorities as the basis for his decision.

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