Today is EDSA Day in the Philippines and Filipino are celebrating the ousting of Ferdinand Marcos in 1986. So, lets talk a little about the history of the Philippines related to this day.
The revolution is sometimes called The People Power Revolution. It is also known as EDSA Revolution. The revolution was a nonviolent one. The majority of the demonstrations were held on Epifanio de los Santos Avenue or EDSA.
EDSA Boulevard Protest Leading To The End Of The Marcos Regime
A series of demonstrations led up to the climax from February 22–25, 1986 when Macros left the Philippines and conceded that Corazon Aquino was the legitimate president of the Philippines.
In the 1970′s Marcos declared martial law in the Philippines. The militant New Peoples Army INPA) had formed and sought a redistribution of wealth. Muslim groups also formed and were blamed for bloodshed in the Philippines.
Marcos came under pressure at home from the Catholic Bishops Conference and The USA to hold an election. Marcos did hold an election and was pronounced the winner. There were widespread accusations of election fraud. A group of computer technicians walked out of their jobs due to what they said was manipulation of election data. Some say this was one of the first acts of the revolution.
It should be said that Marcos did still have a lot of support in the Philippines. In fact, his wife was elected to serve in the Philippine Congress last year. I must say, that seems ironic to me because Marcos disbanded the congress under his rule.
Today, February 25th is a school holiday in honor of EDSA Day.
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Hi Rusty,
I just wanted to thank you for your emails and website. I enjoy learning about the Philippines from you. I’m considering taking a trip there one day and maybe even decide to live there for part of the year.
My biggest concern would be adjusting to the extreme heat and humidity. I live in New England and think I could probably only deal with being there during the winter months.
Would it be easy for me to live over there from November through March? Do I need a long term visa? Do you offer any consulting via email? Or would you suggest that I first read your ebook?
Take care,
John
The temperatures are a little lower than what those in Memphis, Tn most of the time. We rarely top 100 degrees in the Philippines. I’ve never seen that. Now the humidity is very high. Lowest humidity is usually around 50% or maybe a little less.
You’ll get use to the heat if you make an effort too but if you do like me and live under the AC you wont. When I first got here I did get out more and was getting use to the heat.
December and January are a little cooler, You might want to look at Baguio but fewer seem to be going there. Elevation is high and it is cooler.
I do offer consultation at http://cebuexperience.com/one-on-one-expat-help/ but I would get the book first and if you have questions after reading it. Send me an email.
A day after the 25th anniversary of the People Power revolution, President Benigno Aquino still found it necessary to again address Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s recent remark that the Philippines could have been a prosperous state like Singapore if his father had not been deposed in 1986.
In his speech during the awarding rites for six individuals that figured in the struggle against Marcos dictatorship, Aquino said the Philippines wouldn’t have become a country like Singapore under the Marcos regime.
“Were it not for Edsa, we probably could have become another Libya,” Aquino said.
People are now moving to overthrow longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi but the recent developments in the Arab state are proving to be far from peaceful.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20110226-322355/Aquino-takes-another-swipe-at-Marcos-son