A retired Philippine Air Force (PAF) officer who played a key role in the 1986 EDSA Revolution has echoed the concerns of presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson against a "coalition government" with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). The concern of Retired PAF Colonel...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma How important are the coming elections in shaping the future of the nation? An election could change the course that a country will take for an entire generation. Consider the snap elections held on Feb. 7, 1986. Recall that this event sparked a massive wave of protest...
A man was injured after his car crashed into a concrete barrier along EDSA-Kamuning Fly-over in Quezon City early Sunday morning, Feb. 27. Pol. Lt. Vincent Dominic Lucina of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) identified the victim as Arni John Tornea Jr., 37, a call center agent, and a resident...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Judging from the way the People Power Revolution was celebrated last Feb. 25, it seems that the word EDSA has become a verbal overkill. The quantity of usage has outstripped the quality of discourse. EDSA seems to have lost its power and magic. Many...
Singer-actor Ogie Alcasid recently shared with fans a video he took as a teenager. It is actually historical. It is a video of the actual EDSA Revolution as it happened in 1986. "I was 19 years old when I shot this video from the rooftop of the Polymedic hospital," Ogie wrote as caption to the...
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...
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...
During the 36th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution, Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal F. Advincula presided over the celebration of the holy eucharist and said that the EDSA People Power is not just a political event, but a “religious and spiritual experience” that cuts through time....
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...
