Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters or kakampinks are still on a high on Saturday, Feb. 26, as the topic #IloiloIsPink is still the number one trending topic on social media site Twitter the morning after Robredo’s grand rally at the Iloilo Sports Complex that drew an estimated crowd of...
Opposition candidates joined the country in commemorating the 36th anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution--the bloodless upheaval that ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines. The EDSA People Power monument Vice presidential bet Senator Kiko Pangilinan...
Disappointed at the failure of the 1986 EDSA Revolution to remove massive corruption in government, PROMDI Party presidential bet Sen. Manny Pacquiao Friday, Feb. 25 vowed to stage the 2022 Revolution Against Corruption that will finally cleanse the regime of grafters and dishonest officials. Sen....
Senatorial candidate and former congressman Monsour Del Rosario on Friday said all Filipinos should relive the true “spirit of EDSA,” a historic event that reshaped the nation, in the comfort of their homes and community. Though it has been almost four decades since the Philippines have shown...
Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Friday stressed the importance of commemorating the EDSA People Power revolution saying it is “a beautiful story that needs to be told.” “The province of Sorsogon joins the nation as we commemorate the Edsa...
There has always been a misconception that the first People Power Revolution in 1986 happened only in Metro Manila, particularly at EDSA, but various demonstrations really took place in many regions across the country. 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution (Photo from Presidential Museum and Library...
ILOILO CITY—Bells of Roman Catholic churches in the province of Iloilo are set to ring Friday night to mark the 36th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution. Archbishop Jose Romeo Lazo of the Archdiocese of Jaro encouraged all the churches in the 42 towns, component city of Passi, and...
As the country commemorates the 36th anniversary of the People Power Revolution, President Duterte called on Filipinos to honor the people who continue to keep the democracy alive. The EDSA People Power monument In his People Power anniversary message on Friday, Feb. 25, Duterte said that memories...
Vice President Leni Robredo said it was the Filipinos' love for the country that gave them the courage to fight for their freedom and made the 1986 People Power Revolution successful. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) Robredo made the statement Friday, Feb. 25, as the country...
Today, 36 years ago, a plain housewife was sworn in as the 11 th president of the Republic of the Philippines, after a bloodless revolution that gathered hundreds of thousands of Filipinos along a stretch of EDSA, Metro Manila’s main thoroughfare. The plain housewife who would lead the...
Fifty seven million Filipinos — or slightly more than half of the country’s population — were born after the historic events at EDSA in 1986. It is understandable that many of them are unable to fully grasp the full significance of today’s commemoration of the 36th anniversary of the...
By Emmanuel Doy Santos Emmanuel Doy Santos Who would have thought that 36 years after the EDSA ‘People Power’ revolution of 1986, we would face another election where the leading candidates include one Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and a widow, turned politician aligned with the Aquinos? Having lived...
