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The silly semantic debate of whether EDSA I was a ‘success’ or a ‘failure’

February 28, 2017March 1, 2017 FallenAngel 8 Comments

The seemingly inescapable reality that confronts the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution is that interest in it – and not really surprisingly, attendance in the annual commemorations – have been declining for the past years. This year, the Duterte administration had proposed that the rites be simple and quiet, a statement that was met with…

Civics, Development, Politics, Society

Just grin and bear it – Filipinos don’t like tough questions

February 26, 2014 FallenAngel 23 Comments

They don’t like asking them. They sure as hell do not like answering them. If you think about it, this is rather unsurprising for a society that does not encourage its members to question authority even the slightest. While examples of questionable things and issues in Filipino society are endless, the past few weeks have…

Civics, Culture, Government, Society

Making sense of EDSA I, 27 years down the yellow brick road

February 28, 2013September 10, 2013 FallenAngel 3 Comments

In past years, the dates of the EDSA People Power revolution were declared national holidays. This means even workers had the day off. This year, though, it seems only students had the day-off. People with jobs had to go to work. For those who normally going through EDSA, it would mean slugging it out in…

Culture, Development, Economy, Government, Politics, Society