Aksyon Demokratiko standard bearer Francisco ”Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Thursday said those who committed abuses and crimes against the Filipino people before the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution should be made accountable for their misdeeds.

“While it is true na gusto nating mamuhay sa kasalukuyan, at magsama-sama, magkaisa, work together to build back better for the future of our children, hindi naman natin ikikibit-balikat yung mga nag-abuso at namerwisyo ng kanyang mamamayan. Kung sila ay merong akusasyon o merong mga kaso, we as a state must pursue those cases to give justice to the victims, whether it is abusing power, corruption, or maybe up to the point, mga pumatay sa mga tao noong araw,” Domagoso said.

“Para matahimik naman ang mga kaluluwa nung mga biktima, dapat managot yung dapat managot sa ilalim ng batas. But again, we will not forget, we will continue to remember, and we will always give value to the Filipino people. That’s why they call it the People Power,” he told reporters before embarking on a motorcade in Cavite.

Earlier in La Union province, Moreno reminded the Filipino youth to remember the lessons of the historic 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution which taught that the people themselves can take away the power from a sitting president as they were also the source of such political power.

“In the case of EDSA 1986, I think it’s worth na maalala lagi ng mga kabataan na ang kapangyarihan ng pangulo ay nanggaling sa tao. Tao ang nagbigay, tao din ang babawi. I think that’s the most important lesson of the EDSA 1 Revolution. At yun ay ginaya, naging huwaran sa buong mundo so bagay lamang na ito’y paulit-ulit nating ipaalala at kilalanin at isalin sa mga susunod na salin-lahi to remind that everyone na huwag tayong mang-aabuso sa kapangyarihan kasi mag-aalimpuyo ang tao, magagalit ang tao,” he said.

The Edsa Revolution was the culmination of the Filipino people’s struggle to put an end to the 14 years of the Marcos dictatorship which started with the declaration of Martial Law in 1972.

The nation commemorates the 36th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution tomorrow, February 25, the day when then President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and his family fled to Honolulu, Hawaii on board a US Air Force plane from Clark Air Base.

“We will continue to recognize the effort ng mga taong bayan na nag-kusang pumunta para mag-aklas sa estado na walang armas, ng walang sakitan at ito’y naging pamantayan sa buong mundo. We always remember what happened in history the same thing I answered to you last October. We don’t forget the past but we need to live within our present, build back together for a better future. We will continue to recognize good history so that others will replicate it and bad history we will continue to remind our people not to do the same,” Domagoso said. IMD For President Media Bureau