Pebrero 26, 2016

Araling Panlipunan: Takdang Aralin

1. “People Power Revolution” is also tagged as the “EDSA Revolution,”  “Yellow

Revolution,”  “Bloodless Revolution” and “1986 Philippine Revolution.”
2. Despite the presence of tank-riding soldiers and big guns, not a single shot was fired.
Thus, People Power Revolution was the first nonviolent, bloodless revolution that ever took
place.
3. It was not only in 1986 that there had been a mass gathering on EDSA. There was
another massive gathering in which media commonly tags as EDSA 2 (EDSA Dos) on January
2001, which ousted then-President Joseph Estrada.
4. Since Ninoy’s assassination, yellow has been the color of the revolution.
5. “Tie a Yellow Ribbon” was Ninoy’s comeback song. Because he was assassinated upon
walking off the plane, the Filipinos took their cue from the song and since then used color
yellow as their symbol of rebellion.
6. Corazon Aquino was hesitant to go against Ferdinand Marcos for the snap elections. To
encourage her make the decision, 1 million signatures of Filipinos urging her to plunge into
the political arena was presented to her.
7. The official tally of the votes did not come together during the snap elections. To be
exact,  the official election canvasser, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), declared
Marcos the winner with 10,807,197 votes against Aquino's 9,291,761 votes while National
Movement for Free Elections’s (NAMFREL) had Aquino winning with 7,835,070 votes against
Marcos' 7,053,068 points.
8. Ninoy’s widow Cory Aquino was not in EDSA during the entire revolution. She was in
Cebu, conducting her own protests.
9. Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile’s move on February 22 to take over the Defense
Ministry at Camp Aguinaldo with hundreds of pro-Aquino protesters was seen as the first
action of the People Power revolution.
10. Fidel Ramos, after being contacted by Enrile joined him in a press conference in Camp
Aguinaldo and announced their resignations and defection to the opposition. They also
announced that blatant fraud took place during the elections. “I would like to appeal to the
fair and to the dedicated and people-oriented members of the AFP and the INP to join us in
this crusade for better government, “ he said during the conference.
11. Cardinal Sin was the one who led the Catholic Church’s participation in the revolution.
12. It was only after Cardinal Sin’s announcement in Radio Veritas that thousands of people,
responding to the Cardinal’s appeal, began gathering outside rebel camps, bringing supplies
and food for the soldiers.
13. Radio Veritas was the only radio station which covered events that government-owned
stations didn't.
14. Armed soldiers destroyed Radio Veritas’ transmission tower, cutting off all news of the
rebellion.
15. When General Artemio Tadiar warned the crowd that he would open fire if they don’t
disperse, people responded by singing, "Bayan Ko," praying and offering soldiers cigarettes
and bread.
16. The L hand symbol (done by extending the thumb and the index finger pointing up)
means "laban" (to fight). It was the eminent hand gesture of protesters during the
revolution.
17. Aside from wearing yellow clothes and tying yellow ribbons on trees and posts, phone
directories (which are color yellow) were ripped apart on demonstrations and were used as
confetti.
18. Performers like the APO Hiking Society staged mini-concerts during the revolution.
19. “Bayan Ko” and “Magkaisa” are among the iconic songs during EDSA Revolution. The
latter was composed by now senator Vicente Sotto and was sung by Virna Lisa Loberiza.
Other than during the EDSA revolution, the song was also sung during the funeral of senator
Aquino.
20. There were two inaugurations held on Feb. 25, 1986. Marcos held his in Malacañang
while Aquino held hers in Club Filipino.
21. After hearing the news that Marcos had already abandoned the palace, Fidel Ramos was
the one who announced to the thick crowd the good news, while jumping with joy. Up to
now, the jumping he did is still symbolic in EDSA celebrations.
22. After Marcos and his family left the country, people marched inside the palace. People
wandered around and saw the luxury of Marcos. Some reports claim that there have been
looting occurrences, too.
23. The whole world rejoiced with the Filipinos. In fact, Bob Simon, an anchorman at CBS
said, "We Americans like to think we taught the Filipinos democracy. Well, tonight they are
teaching the world."
24. On the day Marcos and his family departed the country for exile in Hawaii, Corazon
Aquino was inaugurated as the 11th and the first female president of the Philippines.
25. One of Aquino's first and boldest moves was the creation of the Presidential Commission
on Good Government (PCGG), which was tasked to go after the Marcos ill-gotten wealth.
26. "Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo" was composed by songwriter Jim Paredes two months
after the revolution.
27. Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), where the EDSA revolution took place previous
names include North-South Circumferential Road, Avenida 19 de Junio (June 19 Avenue),
Highway 54. Contrary to what most people believe, EDSA is not 54 kilometers long, but only
24.
28. EDSA Shrine or the Mary Queen of Peace Shrine was constructed in honor of the Virgin
Mary to give thanks for the peaceful EDSA revolution. It was completed three years after the
revolution.
29. People Power Monument, which was also built to commemorate the event was then
built seven years after the revolution, on 1993. It is located at the corner of EDSA and White
Plains Avenue, less than a kilometer away from the EDSA Shrine.
30. After the People Power Revolution, the avenue had been commonly known as EDSA, and
the southern extensions were merged into the avenue. In 1997, the Manila Metro Rail
Transit System began construction, being built over EDSA from North Avenue to Taft
In 1986, Philippine president Ferdinand E. Marcos's political opponents revolted against his
20-year dictatorial government, seizing the Camp Rafael Crame and Camp Aguinaldo
military bases, both located along EDSA situated in between a currently cited wealthy
subdivision named the Corinthian Gardens, and two commercial districts of the
metropolitan, one at the entrance of Quezon City and Ortigas in Mandaluyong. On February
25, 1986, Epifanio de los Santos Avenue gained worldwide attention as the site of the
peaceful People Power Revolution that toppled President Marcos, led by Corazon Aquino.
The majority of the demonstrations took place on a long stretch of the avenue, involving
over two million Filipino civilians including as well as several known political, military, and
religious groups led by Cardinal Jaime Sin, the Archbishop of Manila.