EDSA in context: An uprising 14 years in the making
EDSA in context: An uprising 14 years in the making
By LUIS V. TEODORO
Vantage Point | BusinessWorld
Criticizing those in government — and he might as well have been referring to certain sectors of the media too — who have been campaigning against the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law, President Benigno S.C. Aquino III, described them as “enemies of peace” in his speech during the 29th anniversary of the 1986 civilian-military mutiny at Quezon City’s Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA).
Mr. Aquino argued that peace was what the EDSA 1 uprising was all about, its outstanding characteristic having been its peacefully removing the Marcos dictatorship from power.
Practically in the same breath, however, Mr. Aquino declared that “it’s only by attaining lasting peace that all the sacrifices will be worth it for those who fought at EDSA, including those who lost their lives to end fear and violence in society.” Mr. Aquino could have, with justice, also recalled to his listeners the sacrifices of the Bangsamoro people that helped make EDSA 1 possible.
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