EDSA PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION

THE ROLE OF ICT 

IN 

EDSA PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION

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The media's power is frail. Without the people's support, it can be shut off with the ease of turning a light switch.

-Corazon Aquino

    

The media's power is frail. Without the people's support, it can be shut off with the ease of turning a light switch.
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The media's power is frail. Without the people's support, it can be shut off with the ease of turning a light switch. Corazon Aquino
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The media had come to its success not by accident; for Philippine media today is a product of context and history.

Information and Communication Technology(ICT) plays an important role in our world today. But does ICT really helpful to us in connecting to our historical event-EDSA PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION? What is the important role of ICT in Edsa People Power Revolution?

Edsa People Power Revolution is so called bloodless revolution wherein all Filipinos was gathered in unity with courage and faith to prevail democracy in our country and it was the power of people who assembled in EDSA, ending the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos. It's been 35 years since the traumatic, chaotic and unforgettable EDSA People Power Revolution happened in Philippine during the term of President Ferdinand Marcos. The Philippine was praised worldwide in 1986. During that time, there are no media, journalists and broadcasters that can able to report against the administration of Ferdinand Marcos. Marcos prevent local media to carry news


The role of ICT in EDSA PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION is through a Radio Veritas, a 24 hour AM radio station operated by Roman Catholic church.

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The Radio Veritas is the only station of radio that became the way to inform Filipinos by Cardinal Sin. After Cardinal Sin’s announcement in Radio Veritas thousands of people, responding to the Cardinal’s appeal, began gathering outside rebel camps, bringing supplies and food for the soldiers and that was the key of "blood revolution" against the dictator President Ferdinand Marcos reign. It was also the only way to carry news about the Senator's Aquino Assassination, provoke the two million supporter to come to his funeral. According to former President of the University of the Philippines Francisco Nemenzo, “Without Radio Veritas it would have been difficult, if not impossible, to mobilize millions of people in a matter of hours.”

Throughout recent history, the Philippines has been one of a new nations that demonstrates unity for a call to action or social change. These campaigns for social change would have not been successful if it were not for ICT.