I was not in Edsa when the people had revolution.
I was 10, at school, in a province when they occupied Edsa and declared revolution in 1986. They unseated Marcos whom they loathed for his wealth & power. I don't remember Marcos leadership except for what was written in history books & the presence of eloquent rebels who knocked at my grandparents home,near our farm, on some rare nights for quick accommodation. My grandparents didn't have qualms and was innately a peaceful family, solving problems & managing farm like a daily chore. They were easily humbled when they saw armed men. They didn't want violence. I was barely a teenage girl, not interested on television, when soldiers attacked some parts of the hinterlands in our province. Some Cafgus said, 'this could be the end of revolution.' This was post-Edsa period. This was when Cafgus beheaded a rebel & showcased to media workers--which was highlighted as a 'political horror' in national dailies thereafter. Walking from school, I thou