#people power revolution

[popcornbutterfly]

[ypmg]

Although it is true we must remember and acknowledge this day, we must also do something with this knowledge. Spread to others the 39th anniversary today and share the right, truthful information to vote for wiser and caring leaders. Research before voting.

[ricisidro]

On This Day OTD This Day In History, 39 years ago, on February 22, 1986, Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin makes an urgent appeal to Filipinos to go to the vicinity of Camp Aguinaldo to protect then-defense minister Juan Ponce Enrile and then-Armed Forces of the Philippines Vice Chief of Staff Fidel Ramos where both officials were holed up after withdrawing support for then-President Ferdinand Marcos leading to EDSA People Power Revolution culminating on February 25, 1986, ending his 20-year rule.

#EDSA39 #Philippines #PhilippinesHistory #EdsaRevolution #EDSA1986 #PeoplePower #PeoplePowerRevolution #EDSAPeoplePower #EDSAday #Marcos #Cory #Ramos #Enrile

[toruuty]

Art from last year but still,

[spaceasianmillennial]

The script paraphrases and arranges Imelda’s real quotes into lyrics, creating a bare-faced critique of her philosophy and exploitation of poverty—the show’s title is taken from a 1987 interview in which Imelda and Ferdinand are asked what they’d like their epitaph to read: “One word,” said Imelda, “Love.” By also citing the U.S. support of the Marcos regime (Reagan’s administration helicoptered them to Hawaii after they were expelled) the show bemoans the ongoing normalization of U.S. interference in the Philippines.

The historic all-Filipino cast is a powerhouse, especially the corps ensemble. Conrad Nicamura’s interpretation of senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, the Marcos’s foremost opposition leader, grounds viewers against an otherwise dark history. Imelda, played by Arielle Jacobs, may be the main character, but Ninoy is the show’s hero as the only voice calling for democracy and disrupting the couple’s ascent to power.

While the show succinctly highlights Imelda’s cruelty, the hour and a half time constraint reduces the topic’s complexities. The People Power Revolution is reduced to a procession of protest effigies in the dark on the far end of the dancefloor from Imelda, who pleads in the spotlight, “why don’t you love me?” A brief scene of police brutality and flashing headlines reveal some of the Marcos’s most heinous abuses: 3,200 killed; 34,000 tortured; and over 70,000 imprisoned. Still, the show ends with a powerful ensemble protest song representing the movement, its chorus declaring: “God draws straight, but with crooked lines.”

Consistent interweaving might have offered more equitable representation between the 1% and commonfolk. The erasure of Indigenous Lumad and the leadership of women in the resistance must also be considered. The former becomes more apparent when one notes how few dark-skinned Filipinos were cast.

By Rohan Zhou-Lee

[iriemorning]

nostalgia is the postmodern disease

the present feels too fast. too unstable. too full of cracks. nostalgia is the zone of affection we run to when the now feels like too much. we make playlists of songs we never lived through, wear fashionables from decades we never stepped foot in, and grieve over the good that never belonged to us in the first place.

but all diseases have a chance to be cured. those who erase the past, however, have a higher rate of casualties. ditto to those who rewrite histories. you cant paint over ancestral blood and expect the stench to not haunt your kins’ kins. yesterday can be our today, but yesterday cannot be what remains of our future.

refuse the loop, you and i ; make good of our own.

[kavalyera]

Happy 39th EDSA People Power Revolution day sa mga pinoy dyan !! Palayasin natin next si BBM.

[blackstarlineage]

This is how Haitians won their freedom: no pleading, no marching, no begging, no signing petitions, no holding up signs, no chanting, no sit-ins—just decisive action! 🇭🇹

PSA: Dismissing or minimizing the Haitian Revolution because of Haiti’s current struggles is a cowardly and shortsighted view. True liberation has never come without sacrifice, and freedom is never comfortable. The brave men and women who fought for Haiti’s independence knew the price of defying colonial powers, yet they chose dignity over submission. Haiti’s current struggles are not the result of its revolution but of relentless foreign interference, economic sabotage, and imperialist retaliation meant to punish the first free Black nation. To suggest they should have remained in chains to avoid hardship is the mindset of the weak.

The Haitian Revolution was not just for Haiti—it was a beacon for the entire African world. It shattered the illusion of white supremacy, proving that enslaved Africans could rise, fight, and win. It ignited a butterfly effect, inspiring Black resistance movements, abolitionist struggles, and anti-colonial uprisings across the globe. Haiti stood as a symbol of Pan-African defiance, and the same forces that sought to destroy it then continue to undermine Black progress today. If you measure success by comfort rather than liberation, you are still mentally enslaved.

[robby-bobby-tommy]

The parallels that hurt so much

They both jinxed the most important event in their lives trying to help...

They both lost their closest friends to this....

And both were abandoned and hurt in the worst way possible by the sibling they've looked up to....

They had good intentions, they were so young......

And they're the monsters others have created.

[theorahsart]

Incorruptible chap 3 pt 13

...Pétion knows the right word combo for *unlocking talking mode* in Robespierre at dinner parties

[ricisidro]

#OnThisDay #OTD #ThisDayInHistory, 39 years ago, on February 25, 1986, is the People Power Revolution in the Philippines

#EDSA39 #Philippines #PhilippinesHistory #EdsaRevolution #EDSA1986 #PeoplePower #PeoplePowerRevolution #EDSAPeoplePower #EDSAday #Marcos #Cory #Ramos #Enrile

EDSA PEOPLE POWER

THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS GATHERED IN RESPONSE TO THE CALL OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA, JAIME CARDINAL SIN, TO PROVIDE PROTECTION TO JUAN PONCE ENRILE, MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENSE; GENERAL FIDEL V. RAMOS, VICE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE REBEL SOLDIERS BELONGING TO THE REFORM THE ARMED FORCES MOVEMENT, WHO DEFEATED THE ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT FERDINAND E. MARCOS AND TOOK SHELTER IN CAMP CRAME AND AGUINALDO, FEBRUARY 22-25, 1986. MRS. CORAZON C. AQUINO WAS SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES AT CLUB FILIPINO, SAN JUAN, METRO MANILA, FEBRUARY 25, 1986. THAT EVENING OF THE SAME DAY, THE MARCOS FAMILY LEFT MALACAÑANG, ALONG WITH A FEW FOLLOWERS. THIS WAS THE END OF THE 20-YEAR MARCOS REGIME AND THE CULMINATION OF A LONG-LASTING STRUGGLE TO RESTORE AND RE-INSTALL DEMOCRACY IN THE COUNTRY.

REVEALED BY THE HONORABLE PRESIDENT BENIGNO S. AQUINO, III, FEBRUARY 25, 2011 IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PEACEFUL PEOPLE POWER EDSA REVOLUTION.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution

[spaceasianmillennial]

"God Draws Straight"

As I turned on my walkman And all I could hear Every station was Marcos He's on every TV

An appliance store window He fills every screen Then the TVs went blank And his face disappeared

Then the darkness it thickened There was no time for choices Half blind I ran I was guided by voices

When the choppers took off Leaving Malacañang We knew it was over Knew it was the end

[doccywhomst]

why does every system on earth suck balls. why can’t we invent a social structure that isn’t broken as fuck. is greed always one step ahead of change or am i going crazy

[blackstarlineage]

[upside-down-sock-drawer]

No because the amount of people up on their high horses about this is genuinely concerning. "Oh but but the CEO has a family he was a person too" and?? He is partially responsible for literally thousands of deaths, and forced chronically and/or terminally people into debt. For what, you ask? For more money to put into his pockets. So please excuse me if I don't have sympathy for that man.