Voice of the church for the people, a publisher and editor, a teacher and human rights activist, a youth activist, an activist nun who believes that “without the Left”, EDSA 1 couldn’t have happened—here are five women sharing their experiences and views of the 1986 and 2001 EDSA historical events.
EDSA Stories puts together interviews with former military men who became part of or had been associated with EDSA, specifically the 1986 EDSA People Power, where a sub-group within the military headed by Juan Ponce Enrile and Fidel V. Ramos led a coup that paved the way for a civilian-backed uprising that eventually toppled Ferdinand Marcos from his 21-year rule. Find out how the men in uniform perceived the uprising and the consequent political changes in the country; on conspiracies to nationalism to what can be good for the country, hear their stories.
Wigberto Tañada, Jovito Salonga and Teofisto Guingona Jr are but some of the several statesmen who have been committed to the so-called nationalist tradition in the Senate. They fought the dictatorship and continued to fight for nationalism in political and economic governance even after the 1986 EDSA. Their own brand of activism is their own story.
Activists, Civil Society and Church People
Many activists and members of social movements and civil society fought the Marcos dictatorship in various fronts and ways; for them, EDSA was one of the avenues (literally and in a political sense) for expressing people’s desire for change. Their stories are told too in various voices.
Not totally inured from social and political happenings, the business sector is known to turn vocal on various political issues. They’ve taken to EDSA too as expression of their own convictions.
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