It is only through the people’s support that the two parties can draw the strength needed to withstand all negative pressures, ensure the efficacy of bilateral agreements and the successful end-result of the peace negotiations. In the final analysis, that is the meaning of the people being the true sovereign power, a fact which neither side disputes. By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO
Day: February 25, 2011
Luis V. Teodoro | Victims and Victimizers
The Philippine government should by all means protect Filipinos in trouble abroad, and see to it that their rights are respected. Even more fundamentally, should it put its own house in order, and create the conditions at home that will provide its citizens the means to sustain themselves in the present and to guarantee their future. By LUIS V. TEODORO
Ibon Foundation | Edsa and the Economy: 25 Years After
The 1986 People Power uprising created a moment of national unity and international credibility that could have been the starting point of real economic progress. By SONNY AFRICA / Ibon Foundation / bulatlat.com
Benjie Oliveros | The Significance of the 25th Anniversary of Edsa People Power
There is nothing wrong with trying to revive the luster of the Edsa People Power uprising, if the celebration would be faithful to its essence: the people’s demand for change. There is also nothing wrong with making February 25 a joyous occasion, for as long as it does not try to give the illusion that the struggle for genuine change has been won already. By BENJIE OLIVEROS / bulatlat.com