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CEBU CITY, Philippines — A prayer rally is set to happen in Cebu on Sunday, Feb. 25, to commemorate the Edsa People Power Revolution. Officials of the Cebu Coalition for Transparency, Accountability, Peace, and Security (TAPS), the…
“Holiday economics” may be music to travel bugs’ ears, but not everyone welcomed President Marcos’ order rescheduling the commemoration of the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution to Feb. 24, a day earlier than the historically accurate and state-recognized date.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) will be on a full alert status this Friday, Feb. 24, and Saturday, Feb. 25, for the celebration of the city’s 86th Charter Day and the commemoration…
Last Monday, Aug. 21, SWS communications man Leo Laroza searched our website using the phrase “Ninoy Aquino.” He found two survey reports—one in 1999 on the importance of a number of 20th-century events, and another in 2011…
This story was first published on February 24, 2022. CEBU CITY, Philippines – Nearly four decades later, the People Power Revolution on February 25, 1986 remains, to this day, one of the most significant events in recent…
MANILA, Philippines — On the 35th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution, President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, February 25, 2021, called on Filipinos to be vigilant in protecting their rights and the country’s democratic institutions. “As…
Collective action to bring about change. A bloodless revolution. Fight for freedom. This is what the Edsa Revolution also known as the People Power Revolution means to some of the youth leaders of Cebu today, 35 years…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The leadership of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) has allowed at least 400 individuals representing different militant groups to gather outside of the police camp to commemorate the 34th anniversary…
MANILA, Philippines — “An incredible feeling.” So said Willem Dafoe, revealing that he was one of the thousands of protestors who flocked to Edsa, which led to the toppling of the Marcos dictatorship in 1986. In a…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) will file charges against 70 protesters who broke the gate at the Camp Sergio Osmeña on Monday, February 25. According to Senior Superintendent Oliver Lee, the chief…
Supreme Court decision triggers waves of anger, dissent The hammer has fallen on the decades-old issue of whether or not Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos can be buried a hero at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB). In…
During my student activism, there were three Filipinos we feared — and hated — the most: the dictator Ferdinand Marcos, followed by his Defense secretary Juan Ponce Enrile and then his Integrated National Police chief Fidel V.…
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