During the People Power commemoration, the Philippine National Police (PNP) occupied all parks in Camarines Sur for their supposed “outreach” program. Still, it did not stop more than 300 activists here to stage a protest action in the afternoon of Feb. 25.
“This is a clear violation of human rights, especially since the police clearly stated that their actions were for the upcoming anniversary of the EDSA uprising anniversary. Their posturing value of ‘public safety’ is a direct attack on the right to express calls against moves to amend the Constitution, which is the theme of the EDSA anniversary mobilization,” said BAYAN Southern Tagalog.
By DEE AYROSO
For survivors of the Marcos dictatorship, the midnight of February 25, 1986 signaled the end of tyranny.
By DEE AYROSO
By DEE AYROSO
“Our diligent study of history and our present experiences have proven that martial law has done no good to the youth or to the Filipino people in general.”
By DEE AYROSO
The 32nd EDSA commemoration was concluded with vows to defeat any other would-be dictator and tyrant.
They vowed to resist tyranny, frustrate the government’s move to amend the Constitution and the installation of another dictator through what they described as “pseudo-federalism.”
The 31st anniversary of EDSA 1986 was marked — the government didn’t exactly celebrate it — with both chaos and indifference. The disorder was evident in the differences in the various groups’ and even the government’s separate and conflicting activities to observe it. Apathy was the usual response of much of the populace to an…