Members of various media groups and student journalists in Dumaguete commemorated the 25th year anniversary of the EDSA People Power despite a heavy downpour in Dumaguete Thursday afternoon.{{more}}
Twenty-five candles were lit and floral arrangements offered at the monument of the late Senator Benigno Aquino at the Freedom Park in Dumaguete in an activity spearheaded by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) í¢â‚¬“ Dumaguete Chapter.
NUJP-Dumaguete chapter vice president John DX Lapid expressed his gratitude to the journalism students from the Negros Oriental State University and Silliman University who participated in the said activity.
He is hopeful that these young journalists will instill in their minds and hearts the importance of the EDSA revolution and its contribution in regaining the freedom of the press.
Dumaguete Press Club president Indira Requiron also encouraged the young members of the media and the student journalists to read about the countryí¢â‚¬â„¢s history so that they will have complete understanding of the importance of the EDSA People Power revolution.
She noted that not too many young people know the true meaning of the 1986 People Power revolution that paved the way for the countryí¢â‚¬â„¢s democratic society today because of new technology, such as computers and computer games.
The activity was attended by members of the NUJP-Dumaguete chapter, Dumaguete Press Club, the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP) and mass communication students of Silliman University and NORSU. (PNA DCT/LAP/jfp/MA)
