#edsa people power revolution

[pannaginip]

The culmination of the bloodless revolt on February 25, 1986, kicked dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos out of Malacañang after an iron-fist rule that lasted more than a decade. His family soon went on exile in Hawaii, an experience that his son Marcos Jr. described as among the darkest days of their lives.

A decades-long project to rehabilitate their family’s image ultimately led to the Marcoses returning to power, capped by Marcos Jr.’s ascent to the presidency in 2022.

For 2024, the Palace downplayed its removal of the EDSA Revolution anniversary from the list of holidays, saying there would be “minimal socio-economic impact in declaring this day as a special non-working holiday since it coincides with the rest day for most workers and laborers.”

This year, democracy advocates are also using the EDSA revolution anniversary commemoration to amplify their opposition to charter change.

The present Constitution was completed months after the 1986 uprising, and ratified through a nationwide plebiscite in February 1987.

It replaced the 1973 Constitution, which helped Marcos justify his prolonged stay in office.

2024 Feb. 13

[thekadster]

I wish I could post some art for today, but this is all I have.

My parents were at the EDSA People Power Revolution, the first one that happened in 1986. They were in their mid-twenties at the time. Over the years, they’ve told me stories of how they slept in the streets and woke up early in the morning to go to the rally. They even have a picture of them in the crowds, close to the tanks that stood still in the streets.

I think about today, and how the Marcoses have managed to take back the presidency in less than 40 years. It disgusts me beyond all belief, not only because of the recent drastic shifting of schedules (who the hell honestly asked for Feb 24 to be a holiday), but because February 25 is incredibly historically significant. No one has any right to change that date for any reason, because doing so takes away the importance of what happened.

No one has any right to make the Filipino people forget what this country has gone through.

Remember Martial Law. Remember the atrocities of the Marcos family. Remember the people who went missing, who died, who were tortured.

Remember today – the day the Marcoses were forced to leave the country after their long reign of dictatorship abused and took the lives of thousands. Remember the people who rose up against them. These people have stories to tell – stories worth listening to, sharing, and learning from. Never let anyone make you forget.

[justinepush]

Never Forgetti ✨

I stand with the Filipinos who fought 37 years ago today. I remain stubborn and proud ✊

20 years of extreme poverty, abuse of power and human rights violations stemming from the authoritarian rule of a President my people bravely resisted.

Today, February 25, 2022, my country celebrates the 36th anniversary of Edsa People Power Revolution. A remarkable display of unity to reclaim the democracy taken away by power hungry leadership.

[kalakian]

This photo book is comprised of statements by participants and observers of the nonviolent 'people power' revolution. Events are shown and described chronologically, beginning with Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino's return to Manila in August 1983, his assassination and funeral (the latter turning into the first major anti-Marcos demonstration), and ending with a photo of Corazon Aquino addressing an ecstatic throng. The 247 pictures collected here, many taken by amateurs, are alternately scary, touching, and inspiring. Included are shots of citizens guarding ballot boxes against government goons, crowds shielding reformist soldiers against loyalist task forces, and people attempting to disarm the Marcos troops with flowers.

Ang larawan at impormasyon tungkol sa digital edition ng People Power ay kuha mula sa Ateneo Press.

[isagrimorie]

EDSA People Power anniversary

translation:

In commemorating the 1986 People Power Revolution, let's look back at the spirit that inspired the world back then. Regardless of (political) color and surname, the world followed the courage of a united people. The Philippines became a beacon for others to begin their historic liberation.

[robotshowtunes]

Isang makabuluhang pagdiwang ng ika-36 na anibersaryo ng Himagsikan ng Lakas ng Bayan ✊🏽

Yellow background from afa Crohn RCH France Crowd image from Clipart Library Shouty speech bubble from creazilla

[impossibleperfectionnerd]

guard the conversations my friends (especially Beda) the blue eagles are at it. Don’t be with Spanish. It’s so underhanded. I’m still underpaid!!! They have to stop stealing. Let NATO and eurocorps extricate UST & rehabilitate whoever needs to be rehabilitated and can be rehabilitated.

[coybits]

On the 38th Anniversary of the EDSA Revolution ✊🏼🇵🇭

[pampamtiger]

[popcornbutterfly]

[pannaginip]

Project Gunita on Twitter @ProjectGunitaPH:

LOOK: Ito ang boses ni Butz Aquino ng August Twenty-One Movement (ATOM) sa Radio Veritas noong gabi ng Pebrero 22, 1986 na nananawagan sa taumbayan na tumungo sa EDSA at magbarikada sa harap ng Camp Aguinaldo.

Source: "EDSA 1986: Mga Tinig ng Himagsikan." ABS-CBN, 2006.

#EDSA38 #DefendHistoricalTruth #BuhayAngEDSA

2024 Feb. 22

[thespoliarium]

EDSA, 38 Years After

On this day in 1986, 38 years ago, the victory belonged to the masses, as they toppled over the dictator that is Ferdinand Marcos Sr. 21 years after his presidency, and, almost 14 years after the declaration of the Martial Law, the people have had enough of his cruelty!

Considered a "bloodless revolution," not much violence went on among the masses as they unite and fight against the regime.

And so the winner is a woman! Corazon "Cory" Aquino becomes the next president (and the first female president) of the Philippines! She is the spouse of Benigno Aquino Jr., or Ninoy, who perished under an assassination in 1983. TIME Magazine named her Woman of The Year in 1986!

What's with the L? There are many symbols that came with the revolution. The L hand symbol is a sign for "Laban," meaning "Fight" in Filipino. Sadly, this has been desecrated by people who uses L as "Loser."

And why yellow? his is because of the presence of yellow ribbons in the revolution, a reference to the song "Tie A Yellow Ribbon." This symbol, too, has been desecrated by Israel to play the victim game.

This song has also been the anthem of the revolution! I cannot find the original version but here's one of the most famous renditions.

I feel like I can never do my explanations for this event any justice, but it's always dear to my heart. Whenever I get sick and tired of fighting for this country due to corruption, my motivation are the people who fought for our freedom from the cruel Marcos regime.

And with Marcos' son in power, we have to make stronger reinforcements. We must prevent the repetition of the cruelty from his father's rule. Laban!

[king-wens-king]

My two cents in. Zionists or others that refuse to recognize the ways Palestinians protest for their lives and freedom, by stating that 'this is a two-sides issue', 'they're both in the wrong' and what I'm gonna comment on, 'There should be no violence', should be quiet on this. Following a regime of systematic violence from an opressive state against these people, I think the claim that peaceful solutions should've been the way to go is absurd.

People might cite the EDSA revolution, but there is a catch. The EDSA People's Power Revolution was a show of Filipinos compassion for one another, and it did indeed have the protesters reach out to the humanity of soldiers. They gave them flowers, and told them that "We are all countrymen". It was about recognising each other, and that they were all sharing the same struggles. This cannot happen in the case of Palestine.

The issue with applying this remarkable revolution to other conflicts, especially with this one, is that the Israeli state, every civilian enlisted as soldiers in the IOF, have shown time and time again their refusal to recognize the humanity in Palestinians. You cannot give flowers to an agressor whose state was built on denying your whole personhood. They have never been treated with equality, so it's extremely unfair to ask the Palestinians, to ever respond to their colonizers with peace. They have no reason to see you as a brother, or that you're struggle is the same as theirs.

[teenlobotomie]

anti-marcos placard from edsa people power revolution 1987

[upismediacenter]

UPIS, nagkaisa upang manatiling #BuhayAngEDSA

Nakiisa ang komunidad ng University of the Philippines Integrated School (UPIS) sa paggunita ng ika-38 na anibersaryo ng EDSA People Power Revolution noong Pebrero 25 na pinangunahan ng Departamento ng Araling Panlipunan mula Pebrero 26 hanggang 29 sa loob ng UPIS sa pamamagitan ng pagsusuot ng bibe hair clip.

Ang pagsuot ng bibe hair clip ay pakikiisa sa mas makabagong paraan ng pagpapakita ng protesta. Simboliko ang pagsusuot ng bibe hair clip dahil maiuugnay ito sa nangyaring protesta ng mga mamamayan ng Taiwan at Hong Kong laban sa opresyon ng Mainland China na hindi kinikilala ang soberanya ng mga teritoryong ito.

Bilang panimulang gawain, naglabas ng pahayag ang Departamento ng Araling Panlipunan noong Pebrero 26 sa Facebook na nagbahagi ng pakikiisa ng departamento, Kilusang Araling Panlipunan (KAP), at buong komunidad ng UPIS sa paggunita ng anibersaryo. Sa pahayag na ito, ipinaalala ang ikinakatawan ng anibersaryo—ang pag-aalala sa pagkakaisa at pakikibaka ng taumbayan na siyang nagbigay-daan sa panunumbalik ng demokrasya at kalayaan sa bansa sa pamamagitan ng mapayapang rebolusyon. Inilatag rin ang isyu na tinanggal ito sa mga araw ng non-working holiday ng taon at ang isyu ng Charter Change na banta sa demokrasyang ipinaglaban ng mga Pilipino ng nakaraang 38 taon. Winakasan ito sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay-diin sa kahalagahan ng demokrasya sa lipunan at sa patuloy na pag-alala ng komunidad ng UPIS sa mga pangyayari sa kasaysayan sa gitna ng ginagawang pagpapahina at pagbubura ng diwa ng EDSA sa kasalukuyan. Kasama rin sa inilabas ang imbitasyon ng departamento na makilahok ang mga mag-aaral sa pagsusuot ng bibe hair clip.

Bukod sa pagsusuot ng bibe hair clip, naging bahagi rin ng mga gawain ang mga dilaw na ribbon na itinali sa iba't ibang gate ng gusali ng K-2, 3-6, at 7-12 pati na rin sa mga pinto ng mga silid bilang simbolo ng pagkakaisa laban sa rehimen ng Diktadurang Marcos Sr. at bilang pagpapakita ng dedikasyon sa demokrasya. Nagmula ang tradisyong ito bilang pagsalubong sa pagbalik ni Dating Senador Ninoy Aquino matapos ang tatlong taong pagka-exile sa Estados Unidos, tulad ng isinasaad sa kantang “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” na tungkol sa paglaya at pag-uwi ng isang ex-convict. Bilang tugon sa tema ng EDSA, naglagay rin ang KAP ng isang freedom wall sa labas ng Departamento ng Araling Panlipunan upang mahikayat ang mga estudyante na malayang isulat ang kanilang mga nalalaman sa paksa.

Ayon kay Ginoong Joseph Tablizo, ang tagapayo ng KAP, hangarin ng programang maipaalala at hikayating makiisa ang buong komunidad ng UPIS sa paggunita sa halaga ng EDSA People Power sa ating kasaysayan, at maipakita ang diwa ng demokrasya sa pamamagitan ng napapanahong paraan ng pagpoprotesta. Umaasa rin ang tagapayo na may napulot na aral ang mga mag-aaral mula sa programang ito.

Sa mga salita ni Ginoong Joseph Tablizo, “...masasabing iba-iba na ang depiksyon ng mga mag-aaral ng UPIS sa demokrasya… Ito ay nagpapakita na nabubuhay pa rin ang kahulugan ng kalayaan sa kabataan, iba-iba man ang interpretasyon nila.” Sa pagdiriwang ng ika-38 na anibersaryo ng EDSA People Power Revolution, sana ay alalahanin ang tunay na kasaysayan ng Pilipinas sa harap ng lahat ng nangyayaring historical distortion sa lipunan. Hindi dapat kalimutan ang ipinaglaban ng mga mamamayang Pilipino para sa demokrasya; gawin itong lakas upang makamit natin muli ang tunay na kalayaan. //nina Martin Arevalo, Sophia Dormiendo, at Elis Reyes

[nablah]

Sheep Eating Tigers: reflections on EDSA and Fuenteovejuna

[ID: a 15 page comic.

Page 1:  Sheep Eating Tigers: reflections on EDSA and Fuenteovejuna. 02.25.2023, ika-37 na anibersaryo ng People Power Revolution. The words are in circular form, with illustrations of wounded sheep licking at blood and a tiger with its intestines out surrounding the text. A spiral serves as the backdrop. Several newspapers detailing the EDSA revolution are placed on the bottom of the image.

Page 2:  1521: An European expedition arrives on a group of islands. (This line is crossed out) No that's a bit wrong. 11000-8000 BCE: The first sheep are domesticated by humans in Mesopotamia. In a sense, the history of sheep begins with Mesopotamia. In a sense, the history of the Philippines begins with Spain.

Page 3:  Over time sheep are bred and traded over large swathes of land to address a number of human needs: meat, milk, wool, skin, sacrifice. (A sheep skull is in the background) 6000-1000 BCE: Sheep are introduced and bred in Europe. Spain becomes particularly wealthy from the production and trade of merino wool.

Page 4:  Some facts about domesticated sheep (Ovis aries): (what follows are screenshots from Wikipedia) Sheep are herbivorous animals sheep have a strong tendency to follow frequently thought of as unintelligent animals however, sheep are usually silent in pain peripheral vision may be greatly reduced by "wool blindness" little ability to defend themselves

Page 5:  The image is text interspersed with Wikipedia screenshots. More facts about domesticated sheep (Ovis aries) Followers of Christianity are often referred to as a flock, with Christ as the Good Shepherd. 1521: An European expedition arrives on a group of islands.  Christianity is introduced to what we now call the Philippines. little ability to defend themselves 1521: Ferdinand Magellan attacks Lapulapu’s forces in a gesture of superiority (this is slashed) goodwill to Datu Zula. He is killed. Domestic sheep provide a wide array of raw materials 1564-1898: Spanish colonial era in the Philippines. Agriculture in the Philippines is used to supply tobacco, sugar, abaca, etc. for use and trade, most notably in the Manila-Acapulco Galleon trade.

Page 6:  1580 - 1681: Siglo de Oro or, the Spanish Golden Age of Baroque Literature. More facts about domesticated sheep (Ovis aries): little ability to defend themselves 1972: Ferdinand Marcos declares Martial Law in response to communism in the Philippines. Marks the period of the Philippine “Golden Age” and the “Tiger Economy”.     

Page 7:   More facts about domesticated sheep (Ovis aries): Sheep themselves may be a medium of trade in barter economies August 1898: The Treaty of Paris is signed by the Spanish and US governments, transferring ownership of some Spanish territories, including the Philippines, to the US. This marks the beginning of the American colonial era. In the English language, to call someone a sheep or ovine may allude that they are timid and easily led. December, 1898: A policy of “benevolent assimilation” is declared, putting the Philippines under American governance.

Page 8:  More facts about domesticated sheep (Ovis aries): animals that prey on sheep include but are not limited to: felines, birds of prey, and feral hogs. Three images of a governor general, a president, and a family portrait follow, faces covered by red dots and figures outlined in red. A screenshot also reads "In the English language, to call someone a sheep or ovine may allude that they are timid and easily led."

Page 9: 1619: Lope de Vega publishes Fuenteovejuna (trans. “The Sheep’s Fountain”), a play detailing an uprising in 1476: The villagers of Fuenteovejuna rise up against oppression and kill the local feudal lord. When investigated, the collective response given is “Fuenteovejuna did it.” February 22-25, 1986 "The People Power Revolution, also known as the EDSA Revolution or the February Revolution, was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines, mostly in Metro Manila, from February 22 to 25, 1986. There was a sustained campaign of civil resistance against regime violence and electoral fraud. The nonviolent revolution led to the departure of Ferdinand Marcos, the end of his 20-year dictatorship and the restoration of democracy in the Philippines." Below the snippet, the line "little ability to defend themselves" is repeated. 

Page 10: The two previous snippets on Fuenteovejuna is repeated. January 17-20 2001 The Second EDSA Revolution, also known as the Second People Power Revolution, EDSA 2001, or EDSA II (pronounced EDSA Two or EDSA Dos), was a political protest from January 17–20, 2001 which peacefully overthrew the government of Joseph Estrada, the thirteenth president of the Philippines. Following allegations of corruption against Estrada and his subsequent investigation by Congress, impeachment proceedings against the president were opened on January 16. The decision by several senators not to examine a letter which would purportedly prove Estrada's guilt sparked large protests at the EDSA Shrine in Metro Manila, and calls for Estrada's resignation. Below the snippet, the line "little ability to defend themselves" is repeated

Page 11: More facts about domesticated sheep (Ovis aries): Approximately 540 million sheep are slaughtered each year. A sum from 1972 to 2023 follows, interspersed with the line "little ability to defend themselves". The numbers are: 77, 556, 294, 3257, 1205, 1959, 3658, 35000, 70000, 117000000. A line reads "Pass your paper. You will never finish counting."

Page 12:  More facts about domesticated sheep (Ovis aries): little ability to defend themselves 1972: Ferdinand Marcos declares Martial Law in response to communism in the Philippines. February 22-25, 1986: The People Power Revolution, also known as the EDSA Revolution or the February Revolution, was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines, mostly in Metro Manila, from February 22 to 25, 1986. There was a sustained campaign of civil resistance against regime violence and electoral fraud. The nonviolent revolution led to the departure of Ferdinand Marcos, the end of his 20-year dictatorship and the restoration of democracy in the Philippines. The line "little ability to defend themselves is repeated. animals that prey on sheep include but are not limited to: felines, birds of prey, and feral hogs. May 25, 2022 The son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos is declared president elect of the Republic of the Philippines amidst protests.

Page 13:  1619: Lope de Vega publishes Fuenteovejuna (trans. “The Sheep’s Fountain”), a play detailing an uprising in 1476: The villagers of Fuenteovejuna rise up against oppression and kill the local feudal lord. When investigated, the collective response given is “Fuenteovejuna did it.” Below, two handwritten speech text: How long does this play last? How many people can you sacrifice?

Page 14:  Handwritten: How long will you remember? is reflected by How long will you forget? A road with the name Epifanio de los Santos Avenue is drawn below. Below both is another handwritten text: How long will you forget? reflected by How long will you remember?

Page 15:  Text: Based on your reading of Isaiah 11:6, heaven is paradise for? A handwritten note reads: Tick only one. Three checkboxes follow, one for sheep, one for tiger, one for the one who eats. Pen marks dot the checkboxes. Text under reads “Pass your paper. The play is about to start.” The artist signature is in the corner. /end ID]