In the midst of the ongoing string of upheavals in MENA, today, the Philippines celebrate our version of nonviolent revolution which also toppled a dictator, popularly known as People Power, an event that occurred in 1986 or 25 years ago.
And in the spirit of Étienne de La Boétie, the early proponent of nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience, I quote Dr. Antony Mueller’s poignant comment on the ongoing revolution in Libya,
All it takes for government to fall is not to follow orders. Just stop doing what you're being told and the state will wither away and dictators will stand naked.
Though yours truly was an avid participant of both People Power and People Power 2, I was lucky to be part of a portrait taken by a magazine for an airline called 'Mabuhay ' during People Power 2.
But no same luck or remembrance for the original People Power.
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