Every Filipino in the world
today stands a little taller and a little prouder. No longer the butt of jokes and the
object of pity or derision, Filipinos can take their place in the council of nations
because they are one of the few races who have done the impossible
Philippine
Daily Inquirer, Manila
(an editorial dated on February 27, 1986)
Freedom from twenty years of dictatorship, twenty years
of oppression, hardship, repression, injustice, corruption, greed, waste and near despair
-- ended. Ended by a revolution of peace, prayers, Rosaries, radios, and above all, raw
human courage. It is true: the Filipino is brave, the Filipino is honorable, the Filipino
is great.
Corazon Aquino
Marcos did not order his
troops to attack immediately--because he was not sure. He and General Ver had a fortress
in Malacaņang and they were not sure of how many, where, and who we were. So he built a
wall, a perimeter. This is usually what somebody who is not confident of his knowledge of
the enemy would do.
Colonel
Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan
The world is best reconstructed by valuing the people
and human lives, by reaching out in joy and dialogue. That is Filipino people power. This
will be our contribution to human progress and peace. By this, we proclaim to the world
that God, in whom we believe, has a hand in our history as a people
Fr. Jose Blanco S.J.
Founder, Aksyon Para sa Kapayapaan at Katarungan (Movement for Peace Justice)
I used to hate the military
and the police, but I on Sunday I found myself preparing sandwiches for them. I heard over
the radio that they needed food. I had to squeeze through a crowd just to bring food to
the soldiers. I remembered all the times when I cursed them during rallies and was amazed
now that I walked so far and worked so hard for them.
