LP celebrates EDSA with yellow ribbon campaign
Published Feb 25, 2020 12:00 am
By Ben Rosario
Thousands of Liberal Party (LP) members painted parts of the country yellow as the nation commemorated the 34th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution Tuesday.
Commuters look at the Ninoy Aquino Statue standing in Paseo Roxas Cor. Ayala Ave in Makati on the 34th Anniversary of EDSA Revolution on Tuesday. (Photo by Jansen Romero)
In a press release issued by former Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat, he said the Yellow Ribbon Campaign was joined by 95 LP chapters that have at least 10,000 active members who hung yellow ribbons in their respective communities as part of the call “to uphold and protect democracy.”
Baguilat, LP vice president for internal affairs, said the campaign was led by the party’s growing grassroots membership, and participated in by a broad spectrum of organizations and individuals commemorating the peaceful revolution that toppled the Marcos dictatorship.
"The idea behind the Yellow Ribbon Campaign came from our chapter leaders and members. This is a crucial ingredient for a successful movement. Let's bring our efforts back to the people. Let them own it," Sen. Francis Pangilinan, Liberal Party president, said in a press statement.
The campaign had concurrent efforts online from supporters with #DemokrasyaPaRin which the party also adopted.
"This is just the beginning. The successful Yellow Ribbon Campaign is a testament to how far volunteerism can get us," Baguilat said.
LP is the political party to which the late senator Benigno Aquino Jr., who served as the inspiration behind the People Power revolt, belonged.
"When freedoms and rights are under attack, we can count on our chapter members and leaders -- the grassroots -- to make a stand. The public can expect more of these types of efforts from our party membership in the future,” said Jason Gonzales, party director-general.
The yellow ribbon symbolized the return to the country of Aquino following a self-exile to the United States on August 21, 1983. His assassination on the same day at the now-Ninoy Aquino International Airport tarmac sparked a national sentiment for an end to the Marcos government.
The yellow ribbon then stood as the symbol of the anti-Marcos resistance and the return of democracy to the country.
Commuters look at the Ninoy Aquino Statue standing in Paseo Roxas Cor. Ayala Ave in Makati on the 34th Anniversary of EDSA Revolution on Tuesday. (Photo by Jansen Romero)
In a press release issued by former Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat, he said the Yellow Ribbon Campaign was joined by 95 LP chapters that have at least 10,000 active members who hung yellow ribbons in their respective communities as part of the call “to uphold and protect democracy.”
Baguilat, LP vice president for internal affairs, said the campaign was led by the party’s growing grassroots membership, and participated in by a broad spectrum of organizations and individuals commemorating the peaceful revolution that toppled the Marcos dictatorship.
"The idea behind the Yellow Ribbon Campaign came from our chapter leaders and members. This is a crucial ingredient for a successful movement. Let's bring our efforts back to the people. Let them own it," Sen. Francis Pangilinan, Liberal Party president, said in a press statement.
The campaign had concurrent efforts online from supporters with #DemokrasyaPaRin which the party also adopted.
"This is just the beginning. The successful Yellow Ribbon Campaign is a testament to how far volunteerism can get us," Baguilat said.
LP is the political party to which the late senator Benigno Aquino Jr., who served as the inspiration behind the People Power revolt, belonged.
"When freedoms and rights are under attack, we can count on our chapter members and leaders -- the grassroots -- to make a stand. The public can expect more of these types of efforts from our party membership in the future,” said Jason Gonzales, party director-general.
The yellow ribbon symbolized the return to the country of Aquino following a self-exile to the United States on August 21, 1983. His assassination on the same day at the now-Ninoy Aquino International Airport tarmac sparked a national sentiment for an end to the Marcos government.
The yellow ribbon then stood as the symbol of the anti-Marcos resistance and the return of democracy to the country.