25/02/2025
LTC’s statement on the 39th anniversary of the People Power Revolution!
Today, on its 39th anniversary, the flame and spirit of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution lives on with the Thomasian community. The Lakas Tomasino Coalition echoes the clamor to continue standing in solidarity against impunity, corruption, and repression. WE REMEMBER.
The EDSA spirit has shown to the world how the Filipino people redefined “revolution.” While this historic day is diminished to merely be a “special working holiday,” the solidarity and courage of the Filipino people in the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution can never be tarnished. No attempt of denial, distortion, and historical revisionism of this turning point in Philippine history can truly succeed as the Filipino will always strive to bring forth the values and sacrifices made for People Power. NEVER FORGET.
The Thomasian studentry was at the forefront in that decade of struggle, being the first in the country to reestablish student councils in school after the government prohibited their formation. As we remember those who have suffered imprisonment, torture, and death during the country’s darkest times, we commemorate today the restoration of democracy and toppling of dictatorship through the sheer will of the people who collectively prayed the rosary as they marched on EDSA Avenue. The Lakas Tomasino Coalition, imbued with the spirit of EDSA, will continue to empower the Thomasian studentry with the power to genuinely CHOOSE the leaders that they want, and the CHANCE to make gradual, efficient, and lawful CHANGE.
Ang dating namulat ay hindi na pipikit muli.
Mabuhay ang mamamayang Pilipino!