Romyla Joy Felipe
2 min readFeb 28, 2018

Rebolusyon, mabuti o masama?

Pebrero a bente cinco, Tatlumpu't dalawang taon ang lumipas.
Lumahok ang ilang libong Pilipino upang magaklas.
Nakaraang adyenda sa Diktatoryal ni Marcos, ay nasulat.
Rebolusyon ang naganap ngunit walang dugong kumalat.

Salamin, tulay, pinto at dasal- mga bagay sa EDSA Rebolusyo’y maiuugnay.
SALAMIN na siyang repleksyon sa nakaraan, TULAY patungo sa ating kalayaan, PINTO para sa bagong systema’t pamamalakad at DASAL, ang ating kasangga sa pag-unlad.

'The Filipino is worth dying for' mga sinambit,
na animo'y puno ng lambing at malasakit.
Rebolusyo'y dulot nga ba'y kalayaan?
O nilulugmok lalo ang ating bayan?

Matapos magaklas, ano na ang kinahinatnan?
Ating suriin at tignan ang ating mahal na bayan.
Ang tema'y magkaisa, rebolusyon para sa kalayaan.
Totoong pagbabago ang kailangan, para sa ating bayan.

English Translation:

Revolution, a boon or bane?

February 25, thirty two years had passed.
Thousands of people joined for a strike.
Past agendas of Marcos' dictatorship was written.
A revolution happened, but it is bloodless.

Mirror, bridge, door and prayer- things that we can connect to EDSA Revolution.
MIRROR which reflects our past, BRIDGE towards our freedom, DOOR for a new system and regulations and PRAYER serves as our companion to development.

'The Filipino is worth dying for' uttered words that seems to be full of tenderness and care.
Does Revolution gives us freedom?
Or does it frustrate our nation?

What happened after the strike?
Let’s examine and see our beloved nation.
Unity is the theme, Revolution for our independence.
Our nation needs, a genuine change.

📷 Credits: https://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/162530-relevance-edsa-people-power-revolution-today