By Junex Doronio
MANILA — Three days after she issued a statement extolling the spirit of the EDSA People Power Revolution only to be mysteriously deleted later, Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday (27 Feb 2024) explained that she did not intend to issue one for the 38th anniversary of the mass uprising that ended the 20-year regime of the first Marcos administration.
“I did not intend to issue a statement this year as I did not the previous year. Because of this, I removed the EDSA anniversary post from my social media page,” VP Duterte said in a statement.
She also underscored that her 2017 position on the EDSA revolution anniversary remains as is.
“What I said in 2017 regarding the February 25 EDSA anniversary has never changed. My position remains the same today,” Inday Sara — as the Vice President is popularly known — quipped.
It can be recalled that the then-Davao City mayor Sara Duterte stated in 2017 that: “I find it hard to understand why this bloodless revolution has become the standard definition of freedom for our country and this standard is forced down our throats by a certain group of individuals who think they are better than everyone else.”
But in a now-deleted post on the 38th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution, VP Sara urged Filipinos to continue upholding the EDSA spirit and to stand up for what is right.
“On this day, we commemorate the brave souls who stood united on the streets of Edsa, fighting for democracy and freedom. As we celebrate this momentous occasion, let us remember the lessons of EDSA—the power of unity, the strength of the Filipino spirit, and the importance of standing up for what is right,” she said in the message that has since been deleted.
Many citizens can only react to VP Duterte’s apparent inconsistency: “Ano ba yan, Inday?”
(el Amigo/MNM)
