February 24, 2006 · Posted in: In the News, Podcasts, State of Emergency
Ayala ralliers defy ‘state
of national emergency’ proclamation
CONFETTI rained on the thousands of people marching this afternoon through Ayala Avenue in Makati City to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the People Power revolt and protest against the Arroyo government.
Not even the threat of being possibly arrested by virtue of Proclamation 1017 stopped the marchers. The proclamation was issued by President Arroyo this morning, declaring a state of national emergency and directing the armed forces to suppress lawless violence.
Former president Corazon Aquino, leading a wreath-laying ceremony at the Ninoy Aquino monument, reiterated her call for Arroyo to make the "supreme sacrifice" and resign. (Listen to Cory’s short speech here.)
The ralliers, numbering several thousands according to the police, had marched from various points of the capital and later converged around the Aquino monument at the corner of Ayala and Paseo de Roxas.
They included Leftist orgazanizations, opposition members of Congress, and groups loyal to former president Joseph Estrada.
Perhaps indicative of the strange alliance that has come together against Arroyo, Aquino was joined on stage by Senate President Franklin Drilon, former senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Makati mayor Jejomar Binay and Estrada’s son, Jinggoy.
Snippets of Aquino’s brief remarks:
Maraming salamat kay Ninoy. Handa syang ialay ang kanyang buhay upang lumakas ang ating loob na lumaban sa diktadura. Kailangan magkaisa tayong muli. Huwag nating pabayaan na kahit sino man ay agawin sa atin ang demokrasya.
May nagtanong sa akin, ako raw po ba ang icon ng democracy. Tayo pong lahat ang icon ng democracy.
Tumulong tayong lahat upang bumalik ang demokrasya.
Tinanong po ako kung may masasabi ako sa Pangulo. Pareho rin po ng sinabi ko sa kanya nung gabi ng July 7 sa Malacañang. Mrs. President, I ask you to make the supreme sacrifice of resigning.
Maraming salamat po. Mabuhay kayong lahat.
7 Responses to Ayala ralliers defy ‘state
of national emergency’ proclamation
lokalokang matino
February 24th, 2006 at 10:49 pm
DEFY is the option now, in fact the PNP and the AFP should defy the orders of this COMMANDER-IN-CHEAT. The people is the STATE, gloria is never the state, she an illegal occupant, therefore her actions and declarations should be treated by the men in uniform as illegal.
GOD HELP THIS NATION, BRING BACK SANITY TO THE LEADERS OF OUR COUNTRY!
benign0
February 25th, 2006 at 9:25 am
Tignan ngayon natin kung patawa lang ang gobyerno o seryoso. Now that it has the power to round up street mobs, maybe IT SHOULD.
If Pinoy’s only concept of “democracy” is shouting out tired old slogans in the streets, maybe they DO deserve another dictatorship. 😀
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penpenpen88
February 25th, 2006 at 9:57 am
If Pinoy’s only concept of “democracy” is shouting out tired old slogans in the streets, maybe they DO deserve another dictatorship
— agree.. let get lee kwan yew in here and kick ate glue out.. if mag didictatorship tayo dapat ung me integrity naman.. di yung bwaya na sa pera. wala pang ginagawa…
scud_1975
February 25th, 2006 at 2:41 pm
Let the ralliers shout hanggang gusto nila..magugutom din yan, uuwi rin mga yan.
Bring back sanity to the leaders of our country ? Sino ba huling politiko meron nun? baka yung ipapalit kay Gloria may sanity…ahhh, well sino nga ba?
Mon A.
February 25th, 2006 at 5:22 pm
To benign0:
The Filipinos do NOT deserve a dictatorship. Kung gusto mo, ikaw na lang. Sana pinanganak kang mahirap para nararamdaman mo ang epekto ng EVAT dahil sa pulitikong walang karapatang mamuno sa isang demokrasya.
easyjedi
February 27th, 2006 at 11:49 pm
tama lang na i-defy ang ginawa ni gloria. buti nga may nagrarali. kung hahayaan lang natin si gloria, yari na ang mga pinoy.
tingnan nyo kung okay sa inyo to:
– sa 2006 budget na 1.05 Trilyon pesos (record ito dahil ito ang pinakamalaki sa history ng Pilipinas) 70% is intended for the payment of the interest and principal ng utang natin habang yung mga estudyante sa elementary at highscool nagsisiksikan sa mga classroom, kulang ng libro at mga teacher.
– kahit naghihirap na tayo ipinatupad pa rin ang EVAT.
– corruption (fertilizer scam, macapagal road scam)
– hindi mo maipagmalaki dahil sira ang values (gusto ng katotohanan ng mga tao, hinaharangan niya at halata namang nagsisinungaling)
ewan na lang.. para lang maipagpatuloy ang kaniyang pagiging presidente ayan ang ginawa niya… dapat maalala natin ang kantang “handog ng Pilipino sa mundo” na “Hindi na ko papayag mawala pang muli, di na ko papayag na muling mabawi..” ayun sa araw mismo ng commemoration ng edsa 1 nawala at binawi ni ate glo ang pinaghirapan ng mga tao sa Edsa.
bunso
March 2nd, 2006 at 4:06 pm
i think its not really gloria hu stole wat was done in edsa 1..kung tutuusin si cory mismo na break na ang pinahirapan ng edsa 1,she could have neglected the debts gained during marcos’ time,she had all the opportunity to do it while she spoke in the international fora,di sna hindi pa rin natin daladala ang mga pera na napakinabangan din naman ng mga cojuangco thru danding..hay ang hacienda luisita, kasali dpat sa carp pero la din,they kept it to themselves.kami galing sa wla as in wla talaga ni bahay wla pero mga magulang ko di mga pinuno ang sinisi,bagkus nagsikap sila na makaahon sa hirap,di sila umasa sa ibang tao kundi sa lakas,sipag at tiyaga lang nila.kami kahit sa public skuls lang nagtapos pinagsikapan namin na mapaunlad sarili namin kasi hindi naman lang gobyerno ang makikinabang sau..kau pag negosyo ka mga tao sa inyo makikinabang,laging may risks kahit saan..hayaan mo silang magkagulo yang mga pulitiko,akala kasi ng mga gahaman masarap maging pangulo,ewan ko ba hindi naman nila kayang linisin sarili nilang mga baho..before they all got to power,may tinapakan at ginamit silang mga tao..poor them,sila ang mahirap kasi values nila ang deteorating,tayo kahit isang kahid isang tuka,hindi naman tayo nagpapagamit sa ibang tao..we serve our fellows when instead of rallying to the streets we go to skul to learn, we work diligently at our respective offices, ako liit lang sahod ko pero hindi ako gastador, i dont go for something na kakain lang ng suweldo ko..contractual din ako,di ko lam kung may chance maregular but im happy kasi may trabaho ako at hindi ako tambay..i know how to live sa dapat lang..walang inggitan,dun kasi nag-uumpisa problema di ba…if you consume more dan wat u need and ur suppose to consume, pagnanakaw na rin yun…kahit sabihin mong ryt to property yan,pano naman yung iba..yes hard earned money yan pero dapat bigyan mo din yung iba ng chance na hindi maiingit at mag may-ari ng sa kanila…dpat kahit sa pag-mamay-ari may restrictions din,katulad dito sa atin 14 families lang naman ang nagmamay-ari sa mga lands dito sa pinas and lahat sila pag unfavorable na sa kanila measures na tinatake ng government aba,kanya kanyang trabaho na yan sa ilalim..hehe..ang mga matataas na tao na lumalaban sa gobyerno,tingin nyo ba demokrasya ang pinaglalaban,ang pilipinas nga ba,o sarili nilang interes at karapatan na mag-angkin na sobra sa nararapat…