Filipino History 🇵🇭💛✨🪢 February 25th marked the 38th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution where millions of Filipinos from all walks of life gathered to march along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), the main artery of Metro Manila, to end the dictatorship of President Ferdinand E. Marcos; this movement fostered a new era rooted in liberation, marked by tenacity and resistance. Filipinos across various sectors – the church, labor and trade unions, women’s organizations, youth and students, etc – came together, flooded the streets, and toppled the U.S.-backed Marcos regime. The events of February 25, 1986, altered the course of our nation’s history; it showcased to the world the remarkable determination of the Filipino people - it heralded an era of peace. People Power was a massive victory, but not the end. The Marcoses fled but even now, 7 PH presidents later, the root problems afflicting Philippine society are ever present but the Filipino people ousted Mar...