Monday, November 14, 2016

PEOPLE POWER MOVEMENT

From February 7, 1986, when Marcos cheated in the snap presidential Philippine elections to defeat Cory, the widow of Ninoy Aquino, up to February 21, 1986, two weeks, the people did not stop demonstrating against him. So much so that the Church, under Cardinal Sin was forced to wade his feet into the political waters, calling on the people to protect then Defense Secretary Juan Ponce Enrile and General Fidel Ramos from being bamboozled by the military forces of Marcos. 

Actually, the People Power Movement took four years to prosper, speedying up after the assassination of Ninoy at the tarmac. 

That Movement was characterized by spontaneous and individual voluntarism by the people -- preparing their own posters in newspapers and tacking them on walls and fences. 

to be continued

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