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29 interesting facts about the EDSArevolution

By Alixandra Caole Vila (philstar.com) | Updated February 25 2!"5 # ""$%&am

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'n this "& photo protesters express disappro*al +or the iron re,ime o+ -resident Ferdinand arcos. -hoto is

o/ned by 0erardo 1oauin 3inco not by princesse4layaFlic6r 

A7'8A -hilippines 9 :id you 6no/ that yello/ is not really the +a*orite color o+ the late -resident Cora;on

 Auino< Accordin, to her inter*ie/ in ='> her +a*orite color /as actually red. 't /as only /hen some +riends

su,,ested the son, ?=ie A @ello/ ibbon +or 7inoys homecomin, that she de*eloped a +ancy +or the color.

'n line /ith the 2th anni*ersary o+ the historical >:3A re*olution here are 2 >:3A#related +acts$

". ?-eople -o/er e*olution is also ta,,ed as the ?>:3A e*olution ?@ello/ e*olution ?Bloodless

e*olution and ?"& -hilippine e*olution.

2. :espite the presence o+ tan6#ridin, soldiers and bi, ,uns not a sin,le shot /as +ired. =hus -eople

-o/er e*olution /as the +irst non*iolent bloodless re*olution that e*er too6 place.

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%. 't /as not only in "& that there had been a mass ,atherin, on >:3A. =here /as another massi*e

,atherin, in /hich media commonly ta,s as >:3A 2 (>:3A :os) on 1anuary 2!!" /hich ousted then#

-resident 1oseph >strada.

D. 3ince 7inoys assassination yello/ has been the color o+ the re*olution.

5. ?=ie a @ello/ ibbon /as 7inoys comebac6 son,. Because he /as assassinated upon /al6in, o++ the

plane the Filipinos too6 their cue +rom the son, and since then used color yello/ as their symbol o+ rebellion.

&. Cora;on Auino /as hesitant to ,o a,ainst Ferdinand arcos +or the snap elections. =o encoura,e her 

ma6e the decision " million si,natures o+ Filipinos ur,in, her to plun,e into the political arena /as presented

to her.

E. =he o++icial tally o+ the *otes did not come to,ether durin, the snap elections. =o be exact the o++icial

election can*asser the Commission on >lections (C>8>C) declared arcos the /inner /ith "!!E"E

*otes a,ainst AuinoGs 2"E&" *otes /hile 7ational o*ement +or Free >lectionss (7AF>8) had Auino

/innin, /ith E%5!E! *otes a,ainst arcosG E!5%!& points.

. 7inoys /ido/ Cory Auino /as not in >:3A durin, the entire re*olution. 3he /as in Cebu conductin,

her o/n protests.

. :e+ense inister 1uan -once >nriles mo*e on February 22 to ta6e o*er the :e+ense inistry at Camp

 A,uinaldo /ith hundreds o+ pro#Auino protesters /as seen as the +irst action o+ the -eople -o/er re*olution.

"!. Fidel amos a+ter bein, contacted by >nrile Hoined him in a press con+erence in Camp A,uinaldo and

announced their resi,nations and de+ection to the opposition. =hey also announced that blatant +raud too6

place durin, the elections. ?' /ould li6e to appeal to the +air and to the dedicated and people#oriented members

o+ the AF- and the '7- to Hoin us in this crusade +or better ,o*ernment ? he said durin, the con+erence.

"". Cardinal 3in /as the one /ho led the Catholic Churchs participation in the re*olution.

"2. 't /as only a+ter Cardinal 3ins announcement in adio Veritas that thousands o+ people respondin, to

the Cardinals appeal be,an ,atherin, outside rebel camps brin,in, supplies and +ood +or the soldiers.

"%. adio Veritas /as the only radio station /hich co*ered e*ents that ,o*ernment#o/ned stations didnGt.

"D. Armed soldiers destroyed adio Veritas transmission to/er cuttin, o++ all ne/s o+ the rebellion.

"5. Ihen 0eneral Artemio =adiar /arned the cro/d that he /ould open +ire i+ they dont disperse people

responded by sin,in, JBayan KoJ prayin, and o++erin, soldiers ci,arettes and bread.

"&. =he 8 hand symbol (done by extendin, the thumb and the index +in,er pointin, up) means JlabanJ (to

+i,ht). 't /as the eminent hand ,esture o+ protesters durin, the re*olution.

"E. Aside +rom /earin, yello/ clothes and tyin, yello/ ribbons on trees and posts phone directories

(/hich is color yello/) /ere ripped apart on demonstrations and /ere used as con+etti.

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". -er+ormers li6e the A- Li6in, 3ociety sta,ed mini#concerts durin, the re*olution.

". ?Bayan Ko and ?a,6aisa are amon, the iconic son,s durin, >:3A e*olution. =he latter /as

composed by no/ senator Vicente 3otto and /as sun, by Virna 8isa 8oberi;a. ther than durin, the >:3A

re*olution the son, /as also sun, durin, the +uneral o+ senator Auino.

2!. =here /ere t/o inau,urations held on Feb. 25 "&. arcos held his in alacaMan, /hile Auino

held hers in Club Filipino.

2". A+ter hearin, the ne/s that arcos had already abandoned the palace Fidel amos /as the one /ho

announced to the thic6 cro/d the ,ood ne/s /hile Humpin, /ith Hoy. Up to no/ the Humpin, he did is still

symbolic in >:3A celebrations.

22. A+ter arcos and his +amily le+t the country people marched inside the palace. -eople /andered

around and sa/ the luxury o+ arcos. 3ome reports claim that there ha*e been lootin, occurrences too.

2%. =he /hole /orld reHoiced /ith the Filipinos. 'n +act Bob 3imon an anchorman at CB3 said JIe

 Americans li6e to thin6 /e tau,ht the Filipinos democracy. Iell toni,ht they are teachin, the /orld.J

2D. n the day arcos and his +amily departed the country +or exile in La/aii Cora;on Auino /as

inau,urated as the ""th and the +irst +emale president o+ the -hilippines.

25. ne o+ AuinoGs +irst and boldest mo*es /as the creation o+ the -residential Commission on 0ood

0o*ernment (-C00) /hich /as tas6ed to ,o a+ter the arcos ill#,otten /ealth.

2&. JLando, n, -ilipino sa undoJ /as composed by son,/riter 1im -aredes t/o months a+ter the

re*olution.

2E. >pi+anio de los 3antos A*enue (>:3A) /here the >:3A re*olution too6 place pre*ious names include

7orth#3outh Circum+erential oad A*enida " de 1unio (1une " A*enue) Li,h/ay 5D. Contrary to /hat most

people belie*e >:3A is not 5D 6ilometers lon, but only 2D.

2. >:3A 3hrine or the ary Nueen o+ -eace 3hrine /as constructed in honor o+ the Vir,in ary to ,i*e

than6s +or the peace+ul >:3A re*olution. 't /as completed three years a+ter the re*olution.

2. -eople -o/er onument /hich /as also built to commemorate the e*ent /as then built se*en years

a+ter the re*olution on "%. 't is located at the corner o+ >:3A and Ihite -lains A*enue less than a 6ilometer 

a/ay +rom the >:3A 3hrine.

Sources: Philippinehistory.org, Mtholyoke.edu

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Naging simbolo ng protesta sa Pilipinas ang yellow ribbon noong 1983. Pinahintulutan si

Sen. Benigno Ninoy! S. "#uino $r. na magtungo sa "meri%a upang magpaopera sa puso

noong 198&' gayong siya ay nahatulan ng isang military (ourt sa ilalim ng martial law.Nanatili siya roon %asama ang %anyang pamilya sa sumuno) na tatlong taon. Noong 1983'

nagpasya siyang umuwi sa Pilipinas.

Naroon )in ang si%at na awiting *ie " +ellow ,ibbon! na tung%ol sa isang (on-i(t na umuwi

sa %anyang tahanan matapos ang tatlong taon at hin)i naman nito tiya% %ung tatanggapin

pa siya ng %anyang pamilya. aya nagpa)ala siya ng mensahe sa %anila na magtali ng isang

)ilaw na laso sa isang oa% tree sa tapat ng %anilang tahanan %ung %ailangan pa siya roon/

%ung hin)i' hin)i siya hihinto at bag%us magpapatuloy pa. Sa 0etro 0anila' libulibong )ilaw

na laso ang itinali sa mga puno sa mga lansangan' iyon ang mensahe ng taumbayan na

%ailangan pa nila si Ninoy "#uino.

"ng yellow ribbon' na isang simbolo ng protesta' ay ginagamit na ng mamamayan ng ongong na ipinaglalaban ang %anilang mga %arapatan. Nang maibali% ang ong ong sa hina

noong 1997' pumayag ang Beiing na taglayin pa rin ng mga ito ang %anilang mga

%arapatan sa ilalim ng polisiya na one (ountry' two systems!. 5ayunman' sa halalang

i)araos sa 2&17' nilalayon ng Beiing na limitahan ang %anilang (hoi(es para sa hie

e(uti-e sa )alawa o tatlong %an)i)ato lamang na apruba)o ng isang proBeiing

(ommittee.

to ang ipinoprotesta ng mga mamamayan ng ong ong ngayon. inagisan sila ng tear gas

noong isang araw ngunit patuloy pa rin ang %anilang protesta arawaraw' umulan man o

umaraw. ung paano ito hihinto ay walang ma%apagsasabi. 0alamang na hin)i

pagpapasensiyahan ng hina ang pagpapa%ita ng rebelyon ito na maaaring magu)yo% sa

iba na )alhin sa mga lansangan ang %anilang %ilos protesta.

0ay na%apagsabi na may epe%to ang stan)o sa mga mamamayan ng *aiwan' na

maghahalal ng %anilang sariling mga opisyal. ung muli silang maging bahagi ng hina : na

ipinanga%ong gawin ng Beiing : %ahit sa ilalim ng one (ountry' two systems! poli(y' hin)i

nila tatamasahin ang parehong %arapatan na taglay nila ngayon.

Samantala' panonoorin ng buong )aig)ig ang mga %aganapan sa ong ong. *ayo rito sa

Pilipinas' tinanggap natin ang yellow ribbon bilang simbolo ng protesta mahigit 3& taon na

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ang na%araraan noong 1983' na nagpunta sa ;S" noong 1986' ay %aisa ng mga taga

ong ong sa %anilang pa%i%iba%a para sa )emo%rati%ong %alayaan.