25/02/2026
40 years ago today, we survived a lethal dictator's tanks, weapons, and bombs through prayers, singing, placards, resilience, determination, and the relentless will to be free.
Even now, the spirit of EDSA still echoes along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue โ not just as a highway of traffic and hurried lives, but as sacred ground where courage outnumbered guns. In 1986, during the People Power Revolution, millions stood unarmed before armored vehicles, proving that unity could be stronger than fear. It was not force that toppled a regime, but faith in democracy and in one another.
Today, remembrance is more than nostalgia; it is responsibility. As we honor the lives and voices that rose against dictatorship under Ferdinand Marcos, we are reminded that freedom is never permanently won โ it is protected by vigilance, truth, and active citizenship. The photographs we revisit are not just images of the past; they are warnings and lessons for the present, urging every generation to stand guard over the democracy they inherited.
May this anniversary not be reduced to a date on the calendar, but remembered as a living call to act. The legacy of the People Power Revolution along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue challenges us to guard our freedom with the same courage shown back in 1986. The bravery that once stood against the dictatorship of the Marcos Administration reminds every generation that democracy survives only when people choose truth over propaganda, participation over apathy, and unity over fear.
๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐ Annika Pepania and Savannah Narisma
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ Xia Fernandez
