Ash Wednesday and the EDSA Revolution 2009

Last Wednesday, Catholics all over the world celebrated Ash Wednesday which officially starts the Lenten season that will end after 40 days on Easter Sunday. Incidentally, last Wednesday was February 25, and Filipinos celebrated… err, commemorated the day of the EDSA Revolution. The day when 23 years ago, a bloodless revolt was seen to end [...]

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Posted by Roy on Friday, February 27th, 2009 | Blogging, I am a writer, Personal, Politics | No Comments

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 [...]

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