Edsa 1 Remembered: 25 February 2013

On the 27th anniversary of Edsa 1, we thank the Lord for the peaceful change of government from the dictatorship back to democracy.

We, the people of our generation, should value and take care of the people's freedom in a democratic society. The Catholic Church has been among the leaders of Edsa 1, and nobody cried about the "separation of church and state", except of course the dictatorship.

In this coming mid-term election, it is the duty of the Church to guide people in the exercise of their right to vote to ensure a healthy and functioning democracy in our country, through the check-and-balance among the three branches of government, which is the very foundation of people empowerment. Let us not allow the Executive to have effective control of the Legislative and Judicial branches of government.

Let us vote for a senate and congress that will champion the foundation of a true democratic government and not just kowtow to the dictates of the executive, using the the country development funds as "carrots-and-sticks".

It has happened in the passing into law of the RH bill. Let it not happen again. Let us rise up and ensure a truly democratic Philippines in this coming mid-term election.