Tag: Marital Law

President Aquino encourages youth to study the history of the EDSA revolt

MANILA, Feb. 26 — President Benigno S. Aquino III has told the country’s youth to know the history of the EDSA People Power Revolution to avoid a repeat of the dark years of Marital Law. In his speech during the 30th anniversary celebration of the EDSA revolt on Thursday, the President recalled the hardships during martial rule when the government suppressed freedom as former president Ferdinand Marcos and his cronies committed abuses and engaged in corruption. […]