Philippine Daily Inquirer

What the kids say about Edsa I

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“... A snap election is made. Corazon Aquino... is declared as the President of the Philippine­s and Marcos as the President of Malacañang. Corazon Aquino is the first President girl of the Philippine­s.” (Fact: Marcos was declared winner of the snap elections, which led to the revolt because most people believed Corazon Aquino was elected President.) “[Edsa I] was about fighting against the government during the occupation of Marcos ... [Without] Edsa, are we safe in the hands of a cruel President?” Iisa lamang ang naghahatid ng balita sa mamamayan, puro pabor pa kay Itinatago nila ang mga maling ginagawa nila.” Kung wala ang People Power

hindi tayo makakacomp­uter, hindi makaka- at hindi makaka- Pinakita ng na maaari na nating husgahan ang hindi karapat-dapat sa puwesto.” “Edsa shows the Philippine spirit, teamwork, industry and mostly the fear of God.” Noong panahon ng

maraming tao ang nasaktan at nasawi.” Dapat maalala [dahil] napatalsik ang opisyales na di naman karapat-dapat na gaya ni Upang maging malaya ang mga Pilipino sa pamumuno ni dating Pangulong at mapatigil ang na kung saan ipinagbawa­l ang... pag-uwi ng huli sa gabi.” “Papaano kung inaabuso na tayo... tutunganga na lamang ba tayo at aasa na lamang na parang aliping sunod-sunuran?” “Tila nabunutan ng tinik sa lalamunan ang mga Pilipino sapagkat nakamit ang kalayaan.” Tinatag ang People Power

para sa mga Pilipino na nagluluksa sa pagkamatay ni

[Ito ay] bilang pagalaala sa yumaong Presidente.” (Fact: The revolution was staged to put Cory, who was widely acknowledg­ed as the duly elected President, in power. She died in 2009, 23 years after Edsa 1.) Upang patalsikin si... dahil sa ginawang pandaraya kay (Fact: It was Ninoy’s wife, Cory, who was cheated in the snap presidenti­al election.) Ang kapangyari­han ng pamahalaan noon nasa iisang tao lamang... ngayon ang kapangyari­han ng pamahalaan nasa taong bayan na.”

Ang ay ang tanda na kung saan ang mga buwaya ay nakahiga sa malaginton­g upuan at nagpapakas­arap na nakahiga sa pera samantalan­g ang mga Pilipino nagpapakah­irap at dugo’t pawis inaalay sa ating bansa...”

High school students

“We revolution­ized a way of getting peace ... It was to practice peace itself.” “The celebratio­n of Edsa can help officials reminisce the time when... democracy overpowere­d a ruler. The celebratio­n can encourage lawmakers to exercise well-executed justice in cases like the pork barrel scam.” “Other countries took notice [of the country], even the United Nations, which ignored the Philippine­s being a totalitari­an regime...” “Marcos made every person an idiot and ignorant on issues.” Sayang ang isang araw na pagaaral ng mga bata at produktibo­ng araw sa opisina ... Ito ba talaga’y para sa lahat o nagbubulag­bulagan lang tayo sa pagmamanip­ula ng angkan ng

sa atin?”

Wala rin namang pagbabagon­g nangyayari, abala lamang para sa iba... Wala nang pakialam ang mga tao at inuunang tugunan ang mga pangangail­angan.” “Natural lamang na gunitain ng bansa sa pamumuno ni ang kabayaniha­n ng kanyang ama at ina... pagpapakit­a ng respeto sa kanila at pagmamahal bilang anak sa tinuturing na magulang ng mga Pilipino nang panahon ni Kung sino pa ang may ginagawang kadakilaan para sa bayan, siya pa ang napapahama­k ... Nais nilang

ipaghigant­i ang mga Pilipinong namatay para sa bayan.”

Cake, bread-making seminar on March 1

THE GOLDEN Treasure Skills and Developmen­t Program will conduct a seminar on cake baking and bread making on March 1, 10 a.m.6 p.m., at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City.

The seminar will give participan­ts an actual demonstrat­ion, food tasting and hands-on experience on how to make cupcakes, custard cake, chocolate cake, apple pie, butterscot­ch bars, buko pie, brownies, chocolate chip cookies, taisan bread, eclair, chiffon cake, butter cake, mocha cake, brazo de mercedes, egg pie, carrot cake, food for the gods, fruitcake, sans rival, garlic bread, egg tart, fruit tart, blueberry and strawberry cheesecake, pan de sal, Spanish bread, cheese bread, asado bread, pan de coco, mongo bread, raisin bread, cinnamon bread, cheese roll, ensaymada, butter cream, monay, pizza bread, hot dog bun, dinner roll, putok, tasty bread, coconut bun and many more.

There will be a bonus course on how to make fondant cake with gum paste design in different forms and characters plus basic cake decorating.

Other topics to be discussed are sourcing of materials, costing and step-by-step guidelines on how to venture into the baking business.

Participan­ts will receive certificat­es of training after the seminar. Lunch, snacks, handouts and all raw materials will also be provided.

Call 9136551, 4211577, 4367826, 0927-6414006 and 0949930848­7 or log on to www.GoldenTrea­sureskills.com.

 ?? ILLUSTRATI­ON BY STEPH BRAVO ??
ILLUSTRATI­ON BY STEPH BRAVO

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