Progressive teams commemorated on Friday the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution forward of its thirty seventh anniversary on February 25.
The All UP Academic Employees Union celebrated the “bloodless revolution” by avenue work, Bernadette Reyes reported on “24 Oras”.
The group mentioned they proceed to battle for tutorial freedom greater than three many years after the peoples’ rebellion alongside EDSA that pressured the Marcoses to flee.
“Para tigilan ang lahat ng masamang pagtatangka sa paglabag sa karapatang pantao at pagpigil sa academic freedom,” mentioned All UP Academic Employees Union former President Melania Flores.
(To cease makes an attempt to violate human rights and suppress tutorial freedom.)
Meanwhile, a number of organizations in Cebu City harassed the significance of this 12 months’s People Power anniversary as that is the time it was commemorated underneath the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
A latest Social Weather Station (SWS) research discovered 62% of Filipinos imagine the spirit of the EDSA People Power Revolution is alive, whereas 37% don’t imagine it.
At least 57% of the 1,200 respondents mentioned it’s vital to recollect the teachings of the revolution whereas 42% didn’t agree.
According to the Bantayog ng Bayani Foundation (BBF), the ballot exhibits Filipinos understood the “basic lesson” of the People Power.
“Encouraging siya that Filipinos understand the basic lesson ng People Power Revolution…na di tinatanggap ng mga Pilipino ay silang sobrang inaabuso at kaya ng Pilipinong magkaisa,” mentioned BBF government director Mae Rodriguez.
(It is encouraging as a result of it displays that Filipinos understood the essential lesson of the People Power Revolution…it isn’t to simply accept exploitation and that we will unite.)
Rodriguez additionally mentioned she agrees with the 47% of respondents who mentioned some guarantees of the People Power have been unmet.
“In a way that is a valid sentiment ‘yung di pa talaga tapos hindi naman natutupad ang maraming pangako ng EDSA. Meron pa talagang hindi tapos na inaasahan natin makukuha natin sa EDSA,” she mentioned.
(In a method it’s a legitimate sentiment as a result of numerous guarantees of the revolution are but to be fulfilled.)
“Halimbawa hinahanap ng mga tao ang katahimikan, magandang pag go-gobyerno…Hinahanap ng mga tao na sana hindi na magkakaroon ng nakakatakot na paggogobyerno… ‘Yun hindi natupad lalong lalo na yung corruption,” she added.
(An instance is for Filipinos to dwell in peace and profit from good governance. We additionally lengthy for an administration that’s not oppressive and naturally, the eradication of corruption.)—Sundy Locus/LDF, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
