“All tyrants believe in forever. But history, especially People Power, shows that we, the people, eventually triumph.”
On EDSA uprising anniversary, progressives assail ‘shadows of tyranny’ under Duterte
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Pilî na mga Persona sa Himno ng People Power at Awit-protesta
Ni ABET UMIL Magkahiwalay ang mga aktibidad, ng walong buwan pa lamang na administrasyon ni Presidente Rodrigo Roa Duterte at Liberal Party, para sa ika-31 taong komemorasyon ng People Power 1. Bagamat tungkol sa kapangyarihan ng pagkakaisa ng sambayanan na nagpatalsik sa diktador, dating Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos, ang historikong pagbabagong panlipunan ang pangyayaring iyon…
Legacy of EDSA ‘People Power’
Worse, a significant number of young people have been hoodwinked into believing that the US-backed Marcos dictatorship was a kind of benevolent strongman rule that the present crisis-ridden Philippine society sorely needs to set things aright. It has been said that Marcos’ imposition of martial law signified the inability of the ruling elite to rule…
#EDSA30 | Protesters call for genuine change
Marking the 30th year since the toppling of dictator Ferdinand Marcos, progressives say elite rule still governs the country and the Filipino people’s fight for genuine change continues.
Martial law activists commemorate 30 years since EDSA 1 uprising
“What was restored 30 years ago and continues to this day are only the trappings of elite democracy – periodic elections, Congress and a Constitution that guarantees civil liberties. The people demand more than that. They demand genuine freedom and democracy that goes beyond the mere holding of elections.”
Sr Ems, giving life to the Church of the Poor | The Church’s Awakening
In the 70s and 80s, the “preferential option for the poor, the deprived and the oppressed” was the calling for church people.
Blood rush over bloodbaths | Still killing and dying for Hacienda Luisita
Twenty seven years ago on January 22, 1987, 10,000-15,000 marching farmworkers of Hacienda Luisita and land reform advocates were met with bullets as they bravely wagered for land, labor, and life. This fatal encounter, now known as the Mendiola Massacre, between farmworkers and the state is a scandalous event that instantly killed 13 protesters, the same event that made a premature break with the new regime’s professed democratic restoration after the dark years of Martial Law.
Lessons in love as we remember Edsa
So who are the real heroes of Edsa? The workers, the urban poor, the farmers, the members of the basic sectors who flooded the streets in the waning days of the Marcos dictatorship and demanded that Marcos step down.
Bulatlat: A Decade of Incisive, Progressive Journalism
Today, Feb. 7, Bulatlat marks its 10th anniversary. While we have every reason to celebrate this occasion, it is important to point out that the conditions that we set out to chronicle a decade ago that were, in fact, our raison d’être — economic backwardness, human-rights abuses, landlessness, political persecution, corruption, to name a few — still persist. That said, here’s to the next 10 years — and beyond!
Read managing editor Benjie Oliveros’s piece on the 10 years of Bulatlat
The Son of ‘People Power’ and Nothing to Show for It — Not Even Solidarity with Egyptian People
Imagine the quandary he’s in: His own mother was catapulted to the presidency via Edsa 1, the culmination of two decades of struggle of the Filipino people against the abuses of the Marcos dictatorship. He should at the least salute the Egyptian people for their courage and unity in fighting the Mubarak dictatorship.
Benjie Oliveros | The Gains and Promise of the People Power Uprising at Edsa
The ruling elite and one segment of the middle class would want to make the people believe that one person could fulfill the unfinished tasks of Edsa 1 to lull the Filipino masses into complacency and dependence. In fact, they do not want another people power uprising to take place, reasoning that it would shake the political order. And that is where the problem lies.