Pols, youth, martial law survivors decry ‘climate of fear’ - News Summed Up

Pols, youth, martial law survivors decry ‘climate of fear’


Survivors of martial law, millennials and militants gathered at the People Power monument in Quezon City to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution on Saturday. Also present were former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, Senators Franklin Drilon, Francis Pangilinan, Bam Aquino and Risa Hontiveros. In 1986, thousands of Filipinos marched to Edsa in a bloodless revolution which toppled the two-decade regime of former President Ferdinand Marcos. READ: Duterte: Edsa belongs to the Filipino peopleDuterte has repeatedly called on the Filipinos to move on from the pain of martial law. His contradicting rhetoric on declaring martial law has also alarmed sectors.


Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 25, 2017 10:30 UTC



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