February 25 was declared by you know who as a "working holiday" once again, inviting a new wave of criticism, not to mention defiant schools and, look, even LGUs. The open defiance speaks volumes, so enough said.
40 years hence, I haven't changed my view of EDSA even if the outcome in terms of politics and economy isn't what we expect or wish today. EDSA in 1986 was a miraculous event, a very Marian too, that's why there's a big brass Chinese-looking saint of the Virgin Mary at the site -- EDSA could have easily turned into Iran or Tiananmen, and yet the reverse happened along the avenue literally called the epiphany (or manifestation) of the saints despite or because of loud calls for help from a cardinal named Sin, and in the end, a devout newly widowed lady (from a landed family) named "heart of Aquinas" was installed as new president despite being most unlikely to become one. (And this conclusion and observations come from a long-time fan of the Marcoses in his youth haha. I was merely 15 y.o. when all this happened so fast.) A priest was correct when he said "people power" should have been called "prayer power."
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