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For Most Filipinos, 'People Power' Revolt Now Just a Distant Memory

For Most Filipinos, 'People Power' Revolt Now Just a Distant Memory

Thirty-three years is a long time to keep a legacy alive. In the case of the popular "People Power" revolt in 1986 that ousted a brutal regime in the Philippines, the interlude has made it a cause for disappointment and a reminder of everything that has gone wrong in the country since then.

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Published at 2023-01-08 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : History, Politics

Tags: EDSA, Marcos, Power

Palace: Still No to Jeepneys

Palace: Still No to Jeepneys

Despite commuter woes, the government has no immediate plans of allowing jeepneys back on the road, but is looking into giving jeepney drivers alternative means of livelihood, such as hiring them as contact tracers, according to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque.

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Published at 2020-06-04 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Business, News and Events

Tags: COVID-19, EDSA, Jeepney, Workers, Workers, government

Never Mind Edsa: Remember the Mini-Edsas, the Battles Before the Uprising

Never Mind Edsa: Remember the Mini-Edsas, the Battles Before the Uprising

In fact, one thing should be stressed: before EDSA, there were many mini-EDSAs, many little-known, smaller-scale, bold, daring acts of defiance that slowly and steadily weakened the Marcos dictatorship.

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Published at 2019-02-28 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Opinion

Tags: EDSA

Segment 10 EDSA – More Roads for Ever Increasing Traffic

Segment 10 EDSA – More Roads for Ever Increasing Traffic

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. will open this month the NLEX (North Luzon Expressway) Harbor Link Segment 10. The elevated highway runs from the NLEX in Karuhatan, Valenzuela City, to a new interchange at C3 Road in Caloocan City.

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Published at 2019-02-25 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : News and Events, Travel

Tags: EDSA, Manila, Manila, Traffic

Edsa's “Stairway to Heaven”

Edsa's “Stairway to Heaven”

The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is known for controversial initiatives that are supposed to address serious problems across the metropolis — ranging from traffic flow to criminality.

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Published at 2019-02-07 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Stories

Tags: EDSA, Manila

Our Lady of Edsa Shrine: Patroness of the Bloodless Revolution

Our Lady of Edsa Shrine: Patroness of the Bloodless Revolution

Another product of the EDSA Revolution is the Our Lady of EDSA Shrine, located at the crossroads of EDSA and Ortigas Avenue. It was built by grateful Filipinos to honor the Virgin Mary for her protection and guidance during the world-renowned bloodless ouster of the Marcos dictatorship that led to the return of democracy in the Philippines.

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Published at 2018-03-10 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, History

Tags: EDSA, shrine