Don't give up social justice, protections written into 1987 Constitution, framer says

The 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution gathered millions of Filipinos from all walks of life to march along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), the main artery of Metro Manila, to end the dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos.

Official Gazette

MANILA, Philippines — A framer of the 1987 Constitution sounded a rallying cry over the weekend to protect the Charter from attempts to rewrite its provisions, saying that the fundamental law codified the hard-fought liberation that Filipinos won during the 1986 People Power revolt.

In the face of moves in Congress to liberalize economic provisions in the Charter, lawyer Christian Monsod reminded Filipinos of the historical movement that led to the overthrow of the Marcos dictatorship – an event that inspired constitutional framers to weave in strong provisions against an excess of power and major foreign intervention.

"EDSA was the inspiration of the 1987 Constitution, which was the first time that we spoke to the world as a truly independent and democratic Filipino nation. It is a document that had not been imposed on us by any colonial power or by a dictatorship," Monsod said at an event held by the Movement Against Disinformation at the University of the Philippines Law Center on February 25 to commemorate the 37th anniversary of People Power.

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