Saturday, February 12, 2011

EGYPT REVOLT LIKE EDSA I; AQUINO HAILS PEOPLE POWER TO FREE, REFORM SOCIETY


By Philippine Daily Inquirer
egypt revoltThe Philippines on Saturday congratulated Egypt for winning its freedom in a revolution that ended with the resignation of Hosni Mubarak, a historic moment that came 25 years after Filipinos introduced people power to the world on Edsa.

President Aquino on Saturday hailed the “relatively peaceful resolution” of Egypt’s political crisis that forced President Hosni Mubarak to step down, making a reference to Filipinos’ bloodless people power uprising that overthrew strongman Ferdinand Marcos in February 1986.
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