This is an extended sharing springing from the comments of my friend Phil Pinpin on my previous piece “Been there, done that. Now what?” appearing in Inquirer.net (1). Thank you so much, Phil, for your deep and informative comments from the heart. I do believe hope springs eternal in human breasts and, thankfully, it’s still in mine… somehow. Could it be possible that perhaps our usual way of looking at our national problems is a … [Read more...]
Been There, Done That, Now What?
February 23, 2011 By 1 Comment
Democracy is ‘government of the people, by the people, and for the people’ according to President Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address (1863). At EDSA I (1986), we Filipinos and our military toppled a long-standing dictatorship. Critical masses of people filled the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA); our people’s pent-up desire for freedom and their longsuffering patience - broken by the last straw of rigged elections (1986) on … [Read more...]
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