Sorry for my barrage of EDSA revolution related posts today. February 25 is the anniversary of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines.

There might be a minority of Filipinos here in the Fediverse but I think, what happened and Filipinos did 37 yrs ago are great reminders for the rest of the world, including us, that #democracy can be won thru true collective efforts. We need to remember always.

#NeverAgain #NeverForget #EDSA37

Clip from the 1984 documentary, Signos, features interviews from various leaders of the EDSA revolution such as former senator Jose W. Diokno, journalists Joe Burgos, Letty Jimenez Magsanoc, and Ceres Doyo, activist nuns Sister Christine Tan and Sister Mariani Dimaranan, human rights lawyer Rene Saguisag, labor leader Ka Felicing Villados, film director Lino Brocka, Cardinal Sin, among others.

https://youtu.be/t4bfgpUkUaU

#EDSA37 #philippines #MartialLaw #democracy #EDSARevolution

Groups demand justice in first People Power commemoration under Marcos - Rappler

“How can there be reconciliation when there are continuing human rights violations, silencing, and criminalization of dissent, on top of the continuing economic suffering of the people?”

Precisely.

#philippines #EDSA37 #democracy #EDSARevolution

https://www.rappler.com/nation/groups-statements-people-power-commemoration-2023/

Irony of ironies for today with the flower wreaths at the EDSA People Power Monument.. #EDSA37.

📷 by Mong Palatino

#EDSA37 #NeverForget

https://youtu.be/yL94kxkdwz0

Nice try, but #EDSA37 didn't divide the people of the #Philippines -- it united Filipinos against your dictator father, bruh. Reconcile deez. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1735007/bongbong-marcos-offers-hand-of-reconciliation-on-37th-anniversary-of-edsa-revolt

Philippines People Power: Who survives Bongbong Marcos' rewrite of history? - BBC News

Ms Taguiwalo says their return is down to the revolt's unrealised promise of a better life for Filipinos: "Millions are still poor while billionaires are getting richer. That disillusionment is the major reason."

"I've realised now that People Power is a marathon, not a sprint," says Ms Taguiwalo who is sitting out the anniversary march on Saturday.

#democracy #EDSA37 #philippines

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64659005

#EDSA37 #EDSARevolution #NeverAgain #NeverForget #Philippines

#NeverAgain #NeverForget #MartialLaw #EDSA37

This is why using 'holiday economics' as the reason for declaring yesterday a holiday is stupid. Yesterday, a Friday and NOT the date for the EDSA Revolution anniversary, was declared a non-working holiday but TODAY, a saturday and the ACTUAL date of the EDSA Revolution anniversary is not a holiday. So if one is required to work on saturdays, they don't have a long weekend.

Also goes to show that the non-working aspect is more important than the commemoration of EDSA.

#EDSA37

The Philippines Once Celebrated Marcos’ Fall. Under His Son, Has the Country Moved On? - Time

“I don’t think it could be more ironic,” says Aries Arugay, chair of the political science department at the University of the Philippines Diliman. “This is what happens when you bring despots and their scions back to power.”

#Philippines #EDSARevolution #MartialLaw #EDSA37 #NeverForget #NeverAgain #democracy
https://time.com/6257017/philippines-bongbong-marcos-people-power-revolution/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=world_&linkId=202712273&s=09