Days before the country marked the 40th anniversary of the people power revolt, the head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines warned that the country faced a new threat. “When freedom is treated merely as a memory and not a duty, the spirit of EDSA slowly dies,” Garcera said in his homily on the fourth day of novena masses for the people power anniversary. The unresolved corruption scandal in budgeting, flood control and other public works projects casts a shadow over events marking the 40th anniversary of people power. On the 40th anniversary of the people power revolt, Filipinos are calling for sweeping reforms as well as accountability – in the drug war, and in the corruption scandal. These calls deserve to be amplified today, with Filipinos dispelling fears of moral fatigue, and aware of the price of freedom.
