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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