It has been 30 years since the Edsa people power revolution but our fight is not yet over, according to Sen. Grace Poe.
鈥淪a mga naglaan ng buhay at nakipaglaban sa mahabang panahon upang mangyari ang Edsa revolution, utang natin sa kanila ang kalayaang tinatamasa natin ngayon. Subalit hindi pa tapos ang ating pakikipaglaban,鈥� Poe said in a statement on Wednesday as she joined the nation in commemorating the historic revolt that led to the ouster of a dictator.
Poe said much have yet to be done to free the country from poverty, lack of education, suppression of the people鈥檚 right to information, and human rights abuses.
The senator, who is running for president, has been pushing for the enactment of the freedom of information bill and the passage of her school-feeding program.
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鈥淢alaking hamon sa mga lider ng susunod na administrasyon na bigyang katuparan ang pagkamit sa mga kalayaang ito. Itutuloy natin ang diwa ng Edsa! Kasama natin sa laban na ito ang mga kabataan, ang buong sambayanan,鈥� she said.
鈥淣aniniwala tayo sa kagalingan ng mga kabataan na maging bahagi sa pagbuo ng isang bansang maunlad, malaya at makatao para sa lahat ng Pilipino. Kung sama-sama at nagkakaisa, ang labang ito ay mapagtatagumpayan.鈥�
Poe鈥檚 running mate, Sen. Francis Escudero, said the Edsa commemoration was a good occasion to 鈥減romote and uphold the beautiful lessons learned from it.鈥�
According to Escudero, this is the time people remember with great humility 鈥渢he nameless heroes and heroines of this shining chapter in our history.鈥�
鈥淪o many events have unfolded since Feb. 25, 1986. So many have analyzed and interpreted this memorable part of our contemporary history. History is both beautiful and bizarre, if not ugly,鈥� he said in a separate statement.
鈥淟et us promote and uphold the beautiful lessons learned from it, notably the grassroots participation in governance and the people-center policies,鈥� he added.
鈥淟et us try to correct the bizarre components, error and mistake committed along the way of our long difficult and complicated quest to build a better, more compassionate, and more inclusive society and nation for all Filipino people. Mabuhay ang mamamayang Pilipino! Tayong lahat ay mga bayani sa makabagong kasaysayan na ating binubuo ngayon.鈥�
Poe and Escudero with their senatorial bets under Partido Galing at Puso are scheduled to visit the provinces of Abra and La Union on Thursday. RC