People Power lives on

MANILA, Philippines ? The debate on who sparked the Edsa People Power Revolution has lasted since it happened in 1986. But in a speech on Friday marking the 25th anniversary of the toppling of Ferdinand Marcos’ dictatorship, President Aquino indicated that there should be no argument: ‘When the mailed fist became too much, the soldiers, the police, the nuns, the students and the whole nation had only one question: Will I allow this system to prevail? They also had one answer: No.’ Speaking after a flag-raising ceremony at the People Power Monument on Edsa near Camp Aguinaldo, Mr. Aquino said People Power was the answer of millions of Filipinos to the corruption and abuses of the…

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People Power lives on