The TRUE spirit of EDSA Revolution – is it still alive?
I was in first year college when the first People Power broke out, and I’m sure many can claim personal accounts of experiencing the emotions of being there in EDSA… fighting for freedom in the most peaceful way the world has ever seen.
Honestly, I can’t claim any of those personal experiences since I wasn’t there. I just watched all the developments on television. And being a working student then assigned in the library, I was fortunate to follow the event unfold daily in the newspapers too.
I’m not sure if I will get this right (lack of protein?), but I think a headline that says “It’s all over!” caused the whole nation to celebrate. It marked the end of the dictatorship and the birth of the new hope and freedom for the Filipinos.
February 25, 2009 marks the 23rd anniversary of the EDSA Revolution… but, where are we now?
23 years and four presidents later… are we still free? Are we learning and trekking the right path towards becoming a better nation?
The fact that a second EDSA Revolution was needed to be staged only proved that we were back to our old ways… or perhaps, never even departed from it all.
And another event which was loosely tagged ‘EDSA 3‘ seemed to totally destroy whatever honor is left on the memory of EDSA.
As it appears, the stories never changed… only the characters and plots do… but it’s always the same.
I don’t want to sound so pessimistic… I don’t want to lose hope… I still want to believe…
please… give me something to hope for…
Are we still a race that is worth dying for?
I really wish the TRUE spirit of EDSA is still alive today.
Tags: 2009, 23rd Anniversary, dictatorship, EDSA, EDSA 2, EDSA 3, EDSA dos, EDSA Revolution, EDSA tres, end of dictatorship, February 25, Filipino, freedom, heroes, hope, Marcos regime, People's Power, Philippines, working student
Why do you think the president declared Feb 25 a working day? Is she afraid of something?
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I was also surprised on the sudden declaration… too much pressure I guess
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Hi Roy. Nice blog and just being glad to find pinoy bloggers. And oh I am also surprised that GMA did not make it a holiday for workers this coming monday. Lucky for the teachers. Lol
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ayun, eh oh.. inunahan mo pa ako.. magka dotcom.. hahaha.. napagiwanan naku, d bale next year mag-aavail na me.. hehe..
salamat sa greetings!! ui, nagtatagalog pa din ako noh.. pag masaya ako, napapa english ako.. pag sakto lang napapatagalog ako.. hahaha..
oh eh nakita ko yung post mo sa nursing result, congratz sa mga fellow communities mo hehehe…
about edsa, siguro sa sobrang overwhelm ako.. di ko napansin na EDSA pala ay nagdaan na.. hehehe..
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teka tiba tiba ka na ah.. haha.. may adsense ka na.. gusto ko din sana magaaply hehehe..
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@ Vic
thanks for visiting. nice business blog you have.
@ jeniffer
hehehe, puro biyaya lang ang mga iyan – domain name, blog hosting, pati WP theme. next year ko pa pagkakagastusan ang site na ‘to.
yung mga adsense, props lang yan, di pa kumikita yan.
congrats ulit!
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EDSA, nahiya lang yan(may hiya pa ba yan) kasi nag promise siya sa mga business sector na hindi na siya mag bigay/ magdeclare ng holiday ng biglaan. hehehe
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Roy,
In my opinion (personal ko lang) EDSA is overrated. Sa kawalan ng self-reliance ng Pinoy nawalan ng saysay ang spirit ng EDSA. Kahit naman walang EDSA kung matino ang naumumuno sa tin hindi aabot sa ganito kahirap ang buhay nating mga Pilipino.
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@ sir Mon,
baka nga nahiya lang, kaya nag-declare ng holiday kahit para sa mga estudyante lang… ika nga “kesa sa wala!”
@ jessie,
overrated isn’t the word that I might use for EDSA, ‘exploited’ and ‘abused’ I believe are the more appropriate terms
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………. do u thnk? wat will happn if edsa revolution do not exist?
it’s gonna be ……….
we shud b thankful of it!!!!!!!!!!1
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