Comments on: Remembering EDSA 1

By: annamanila

annamanila — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:37:26 +0000

EDSA 1 was exhi
EDSA was exhilirating. EDSA 2 was a triumph. EDSA 3 a travesty. EDSA 4? ay naku I really don’t know. Ayaw kong magsalita nang patapos. Ayaw ko ding mawalang ng pagasa. Pero ……

By: rhodora

rhodora — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:53:49 +0000

Coffee with Erap, BW? I’ll never dare! hehehe. Incidentally my husband got this mug when he and his fellow officers of the National Movement of Young Legislators (in which Francis Pangilinan, Sharon Cuneta’s husband is founding president) paid a courtesy call to then President Cory Aquino at Malacanang. But oh well, that was in 1991.

Sana lang, if we can restructure everything in our country, noh? But that is impossible. Sigh!

By: bw

bw — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:02:41 +0000

Buti na lang it’s not ” I HAD COFFEE WITH ERAP” hehe I say prosecute Gloria - kicking her out is like setting her free

Time to transition to party politics instead. Have political parties spell and tell their plans and not count on the president - just like other countries. A change is definitely needed in the way we govern and legislate.

By: rhodora

rhodora — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:31:33 +0000

I second your opinion, Verns. Those endless Edsas are actually putting our country to shame. Rebo-rebolusyon kuno, e afterwards naman, they go back to their old ways.

By: rhodora

rhodora — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:29:19 +0000

Remember also : Ninoy hindi ka nag-iisa, Dimaks? lol!

Totoo yan - the Edsa revolutions are being used by the politicians to gain pogi or ganda points from the people. What shame.

By: rhodora

rhodora — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:27:34 +0000

Right you are, Rolly. History indeed repeats itself, and has actually been repeated twice already in our country.

Haay! Saan ba talaga patutungo ang bansa natin?

By: verns

verns — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:55:02 +0000

I don’t know but the only thing that makes me happy about this EDSA thingy is that there’s no work…I joined EDSA 2 and nothing happened. EDSA 3 was stupid IMO…so pulleeaaseeeee give me a break…no more EDSA-EDSA.

By: dimaks

dimaks — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:14:34 +0000

all i can remember with this event was the slogan “cory kami” but then, its kinda getting boring anymore, having to witness so many “EDSA” with seemingly the main agenda just “showing off”.

By: myepinoy

myepinoy — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:41:27 +0000

What is the problem? The problem is us.

After our so-called united front to kick a bad guy, we just relax and go back to our birds eye view of what Philippines is and what Filipinos must do to its country.

We never really dealt with the real issues, we concern ourselves with personalities. For a long time, I heard not too many people talking and explaining the effect of corruptions, bad governance and what have you to the common tao. Not too many people have explained why many Filipinos are becoming poor everyday, unable to go to school, unable to find gainful employment, unable to have decent medical care and a decent home. And this is what our politicians have been exploiting for the longest time i have ever known.

Alam mo ba na I do not like history. History repeats itself. And I hare repetitions.

Kaya ako

By: rhodora

rhodora — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:58:02 +0000

Know what, Rudy.. what I relish about Edsa 1 was the magic of that moment, when armed soldiers and tanks and machine guns were all aimed at the people, and yet no bloodshed took place. That’s it. I was awestruck… My eyes could only see yellow and Cory became an instant favorite as icon for freedom and democracy. But then.. sadly, after that, everything became a disappointment.

Truth is - ‘m not really looking forward to another Edsa. I’m looking for the same magic of that same moment on Feb. 25, 1986 - but with the hope it will last and stay even after the euphoria has died down.