25/02/2026
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โWe, the UPV Elektrons, join the nation in commemorating the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolutionโa hard-won victory of the Filipino people when the masses united and rose as one to oust the decade-long tyranny of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. This remains the climax of the countryโs grim past, a historic assertion that when united, the people can reclaim democracy. Yet today, with another Marcos back in power, the unfinished struggle of EDSA calls on us more than ever.
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โForty years after the uprising, the Philippines remains shackled by a system corrupted to its core, where elites manipulate power for personal gain. Rampant corruption continues to plague the nation, with public funds diverted from education, health, scientific research, and disaster preparedness into ghost projects, questionable infrastructures, and militarization that serve the interests of the powerful rather than of the masses. State universities and research institutions face crippling budget cuts, while communities and marginalized groups are vulnerable to neglect and systemic injustice.
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โStudent leaders, activists, and ordinary citizens who dare to speak out are constantly under threat. Red-tagging and harassment have become tools of intimidation and have become everyday realities, aimed at stifling dissent. We now see a political climate where disinformation spreads with alarming speed, where human rights violations and brutality are normalized, and where attempts are made to sanitize the horrors of dictatorship through deliberate historical revisionism.
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โAs Elektrons, students of science and reason, we reject the manipulation of truth. Facts matter, evidence matters, history matters. And to distort them is to endanger democracy itself. Just as the EDSA People Power showed the power of people coming together with courage and conviction, standing up for truth and justice today is how we keep that fight alive. Our studies, research, and critical thinking are not neutral. They are tools to resist injustice, call out corruption, defend human rights, and make a real difference in our communities and in society at large.
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โWe call on all Filipinos to resist authoritarianism, demand accountability, and defend democracy. We demand safeguarding the rights of student leaders and activists, and we assert that public resources must serve the people, not private and foreign interests. Scientific and nationalist education, along with social welfare, must remain pillars of national development.
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โForty years on, the fight continuesโand we will not stop until the peopleโs power is lived and felt in real change, not only in memory.
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