Deleted EDSA anniversary statement was posted mistakenly
By J.Lo
“The only reason Sara Duterte would recount EDSA I positively is if it was to remind public of bloody Marcos dictatorship’s reputation, now that their alliance is breaking up, despite her own role in rehabilitating Marcos name,” Kabataan Partylist (KPL) said office of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio mistakenly uploaded statement urging public to “uphold” spirit of EDSA People Power uprising, deleted hours after it was posted on Sunday.
The OVP confirmed to reporters it had taken down message by Duterte on 38th anniversary of 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution that was mistakenly posted by their social media team. They also asked reporters not to be quoted on official reason why.
No explanation for takedown has been posted on OVP’s social media pages.
Now-deleted statement said “as we celebrate this momentous occasion, let us remember the lessons of EDSA , power of unity, strength of Filipino spirit, and importance of standing up for what is right.”
Posting and subsequent removal of OVP’s statement honoring “brave souls who stood united on the streets of EDSA, fighting for democracy and freedom” triggered a few hyperpartisan vloggers to use this as content speculating deepening rifts between vice president and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Some content creators pounced both on contents of OVP’s statement and its removal to fuel speculation that Duterte had been hinting at openly antagonizing Marcoses.
Duterte said her relationship with the president is “okay” and that they “had no problem with each other”.
On Sunday, human rights groups and members of civil society commemorated the 38th anniversary of the series of mass demonstrations that unseated the late dictator and former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
Malacañang excluded EDSA People Power Revolution anniversary from the list of holidays in 2024.
Had OVP not removed the statement, it would have been first time that Duterte issued statement commemorating EDSA People Power — widely regarded as a turning point in the Philippines’ political history and the trigger for similar democratic movements in the world.
Kabataan Partylist (KPL) said that the EDSA uprising should not be used as “ammo” by the Marcos and Duterte political camps.
“EDSA I is about the uprising of a people for justice against abusive and corrupt tyrants, which includes both Marcos Sr., her father Rodrigo Duterte, and even herself as a named operator of the drug war,” they added.
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