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OWNER OF UNIT IN EDSA CONDO DEVELOPMENT CONNECTED TO MRT SAYS HE WAS MISLED

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MANDALUYONG CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – An advertising promo for Pioneer Woodlands features Will, a young professional who says it’s easy to go to places because his home is directly connected to the MRT, Metro Manila’s light railway system.

Home is an apartment unit in a 6-tower development situated right in the middle of thriving EDSA.  Its direct link to the BONI station of MRT-3 makes this development one of the most coveted addresses in Metro Manila, according to the company’s web site.

“Get on the railway of lifestyle enjoyment! Let this address take you off space hindrances and on to the city’s best places in a swift,” says the promo for Pioneer Woodlands.

The Adobo Chronicles caught up with Will on his way out of his new condo to catch the next MRT train bound for Makati.  He couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw the long lines of commuters trying to get to the ticket booths and train platforms.

“I’ve been duped,” he exclaimed.

EDSA: THE FILIPINOS AND THE QUEST FOR DEMOCRACRY AND GOOD GOVERNMENT

imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) –  On February 25, millions of Filipinos will gather along EDSA, Metro Manila’s main thoroughfare, for a shared purpose: to end a dictatorship, to end corruption, and to end the abuses of those in power. This avenue stands witness to what Filipinos are capable of doing for democracy and freedom. Nuns will face tanks head-on, armed only with flowers and rosaries. Students, workers, and families, will lock arms together, throwing caution to the wind in their stand for freedom. Soldiers who have the strength of will to go against the establishment will join in this mass action, realizing that the Philippines has had enough years of hardship and unbridled corruption.

The above was the scenario in 1985 that led to the downfall of President Ferdinand E. Marcos, a scenario that repeated itself during the administrations of Presidents Joseph Estrada and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Is EDSA 29 a commemoration of the past or a declaration about the present?