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Filipinos Bring Back the Memories of EDSA Revolution as the Funer

There are about 25,000 people lined the streets from the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros to United Nations Avenue to pay their final respects to former President Corazon Aquino, the National Capital Region Police Office said Wednesday.

created by marcnengasca | 16 wks ago
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thinktank

Adbusters Wins Legal Victory

"Our appeal was unanimously approved. We’re one step closer to winning the right to buy airtime for citizen-produced, social marketing messages." says the Adbusters non-profit website. In a...

created by thinktank | 32 wks ago | updated 32 wks ago
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Philippines: The 1986 People Power Revolution Celebration | Photo 03

francisrivera

Philippines: The 1986 People Power Revolution Celebrated

The country is currently celebrating the first People Power Revolution that overthrew a dictator. The greed for power of the Marcos regime resulted in the declaration of "martial law", stumping on human rights...

created by francisrivera | 39 wks ago | updated 39 wks ago
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Mumbai Terror: Twitter, Flickr & YouTube = Cutting-Edge News Media

Twitter, Flickr, YouTube and other people-driven new media are increasingly the front lines of news coverage on important breaking events. While they sometimes include erroneous information, they are proving to be a valuable resource for firsthand reports, and local knowledge...

opinion by Erik Larson | 51 wks ago | updated 51 wks ago
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Barbara McPherson

You Can Fight City Hall -- And Win

Nanaimo, BC, CanadaThat old phrase "power To The People" was being used today in the City of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. Citizens showed the city council and administrators the power of the electorate...

created by Barbara McPherson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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People Power now just a memory

The 21st anniversary of People Power went virtually unnoticed in the Philippines Thursday—a far cry from February 22, 1986, when more than a million Filipinos packed the streets of the capital calling for the removal of dictator Ferdinand...