
The 7-day prayer rally orchestrated by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy and Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters concluded without achieving its intended goal of inciting an EDSA people power movement reminiscent of the ousting of Ferdinand E. Marcos.
Contrary to its spiritual guise, the rally primarily served as a platform to advocate for the protection of Quiboloy and Duterte while condemning constitutional amendments and promoting VP Sara Duterte’s ascendancy over Bongbong Marcos. However, the outcome starkly contrasts with their aspirations.
Bongbong Marcos remains president, Sara Duterte is still the vice president, and the constitutional amendment to lift economic restrictions progresses in Congress.
Meanwhile, Quiboloy faces legal troubles with the U.S government and Philippine Senate. Ultimately, the rally fizzled into insignificance, failing to mobilize significant support or evoke the transformative spirit of the original EDSA revolution, leaving Filipinos to continue their lives without significant upheaval.