EDSA is supposedly more than just a main thoroughfare in Metro Manila named after an early 20th century nationalist scholar. It is also supposedly more than just an official holiday for the rest of the country or the turning point that ushered in our country’s first female president and restored our democracy.
I myself did not personally learn about the events at Camps Crame and Aguinaldo, Ortigas, Libis, Malacañang, and other parts of the country. Having been born one year and seven months after EDSA, I learned about the details from my family and from documentaries, books/periodicals. But yes, I have ridden on vehicles that crawled through EDSA since my childhood years and—at least before the lockdowns—having constantly seen the landmarks that make us remember the defections of military officials and the flocking of people that helped end a regime. Yes, I’ve watched those reenactments on TV of then Philippine Constabulary Chief Fidel V. Ramos’ famed “jump” and all those songs calling for unity.
Many of those who opposed the burial of Marcos at Libingan ng mga Bayani in 2016 were born after the People Power Revolution.
momitin091371 philstarlife History is a failure.