MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles ) –  World leaders attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Manila are having a unique historical lesson by experiencing first hand how Filipinos stage a people power revolution, similar to that which ousted dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos.  It is a different time, but the same venue: EDSA, Metro Manila’s main, crowded thoroughfare.

The Manila government took over several lanes on EDSA and made it off limits to motorists and pedestrains that are not part  of the APEC meeting.  The result, as expected, was massive traffic gridlock for Filipino motorists.

Commuters unable to avail of public transportation had to  take to the streets and walk for miles on end to and from work. A sea of people can be seen during commute times, mimicking massive street protests which are not uncommon in Metro Manila.

A new people power strategy was born as motorists sounded their horns, shouted and jeered as dignitaries breezed through in their limousines on the opposite side of the barricaded avenues.

Filipinos sure know how to welcome their guests.  This time, it wasn’t really a welcome gesture.

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