EDSA@37: Passing the Test, Defending the Lessons
EDSA@37: Passing the Test, Defending the Lessons
Statement of the Educators’ Forum for Development for the 37th celebration of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution
February 24, 2023
By IBON Foundation
This year’s commemoration of the EDSA People Power Revolution is a test of many things, most important of which is how the Filipino people would cherish and defend historical facts and lessons.
The current environment of disinformation and misinformation challenges Filipino educators not only to pass such a test but stand at the forefront against systematic attempts to overturn and undermine the EDSA uprising.
It is quite ironic that the 37th EDSA People Power celebrations are being conducted under the 8-month-old administration of the former dictator’s son. This paints an awkward situation for a country where patronage still ranks higher than genuine notions of nationalism, citizenship and social justice.
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